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Originally posted by Scott Langholff:

East Coast Swing
KansasCity
ShakeRattle&Roll
TeddyBear
Wipeout


Seems to be basically fast swing and 50's music.

West coast swing still seems a little hard to define. It was interesting to see one DJ who listed a lot of experience with this for older and younger crowds as follows: no specific tpe of music, but a mix of anything and everything, but mostly R&B/pop songs.

Here is what I think will fit the catagory of West Coast Swing:

West Coast Swing
BeBopALula
Mustang Sally
LovePotion#9


So, what do you think of this, so far? All input very welcome. Unless, it confuses me more

[This message has been edited by Scott Langholff (edited 10-05-2009).]


Sorry, Scott, I wish I could help you out more. But I can't get my head around any of those titles as 'swing' numbers.

I guess with arrangers we can re-jig any song with any style and, for ourselves, we could get used to it. But hitting an audience with, for example, Mustang Sally as a foxtrot for the first time I think might jar a few ears.

That said, I used to do the Beatles "Can't Buy Me Love" as a quickstep, and that used to work out well. Remember that Paul Anka CD from a year or two ago where they took a bunch of rock standards and 'swung 'em up'? I guess that worked as well, though it never sat well on my ears.

Good luck.




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