"It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing," is a notable lyric from Duke Ellington in 1931. The melody, used as a signal whistle by the swing kids, is widely known.
cerebrally - having to do with the brain and thought processes.
visceral- felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep. Not intellectual : instinctive, unreasoning.
dissenters - protestors or those who express disagreement.
Swing Kid trivia quiz.
For very readable material on the life of Adolph Hitler, see timelines.com/topics/adolf-hitler
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Swing Kids: jazz culture reaches from Harlem to Hamburg
