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Als Western Swing wird eine Musikrichtung bezeichnet, die Anfang der 1930er Jahre im Südwesten der Vereinigten Staaten aus einer Verbindung von traditioneller texanischer Musik mit Elementen des Blues und verschiedenen Spielarten des Jazz entstanden ist. Im Laufe seiner Entwicklung wurde er von weiteren Stilrichtungen beeinflusst.
Western swing is a subgenre of American country music that originated in the late 1920s in the West and South among the region's Western string bands. [1] [2] It is dance music, often with an up-tempo beat, [3] [4] which attracted huge crowds to dance halls and clubs in Texas, Oklahoma and California during the 1930s and 1940s until ...
West Coast Swing is a partner dance with roots in Lindy Hop, characterized by an elastic look that results from its extension-compression technique of partner connection and is danced primarily in a slotted area on the dance floor.
In country music, artists such as Jimmie Rodgers, Moon Mullican, Milton Brown and Bob Wills introduced elements of swing along with blues to create a genre called "western swing". [3] Famous roma guitarist Django Reinhardt created gypsy swing music [4] and composed the gypsy swing standard "Minor Swing". [5]
Learn about the origins, influences and evolution of Western Swing, a dance music genre that emerged in the Southwest in the 1920s and 1930s. Find out how Western Swing bands combined jazz, country, blues and other styles to create a unique and popular sound.
Western Swing entstand Ende der 1930er-Jahre in Texas und Oklahoma als Synthese aus Country Music und Swing. Western Swing gehört zu den lokalen und regionalen Musikformen in den USA, aus denen sich die Entwicklung der Popmusik im 20. Jh. gespeist hat. Diese Musikform ist im Süden und Mittleren Westen der USA noch immer verbreitet und populär.
Learn about the history, key figures and recommended listening of Western Swing, a subgenre of country music that originated in Fort Worth, Texas in the 1920s. Explore how Western Swing influenced artists like Bob Wills, Milton Brown, Cecil Brower and George Strait.
