Dance historians who research such things credit American jazz singer and bandleader Cab Calloway for coining the term “jitterbug.” In 1934, he recorded a lively tune, “Jitter Bug,” that some credit ...
"A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Dancer Broadway Keep Off the Grass 1940 "A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Singer Broadway Keep Off the Grass 1940 "Clear Out of This World" Dancer ...
The Lone Star Flight Museum announces its 2nd annual 1940s Hangar Dance, featuring the Ronnie Renfrow Big Band, to be held March 15, at 7 p.m. Swing, jitterbug and waltz the night away to the sounds ...
From the factory floors that hummed for the war effort, right into jitterbug nights that offered up a breath of joy, the early to the mid-1940s balanced grit with unbreakable spirit. This collection ...
HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) - A Hattiesburg museum hosted a special, toe-tapping holiday event for veterans Saturday morning. The African-American Military History Museum provided free jitterbug dance ...