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Swing: Pure Pleasure - 1935-1937

1935 was the year that swing became the most popular music in the country and that the king of swing, Benny Goodman, became a matinee idol. Americans, stifled by the Depression, seemed determined to dance their troubles away. "Swing: Pure Pleasure" follows the continuing careers of Goodman, Artie Shaw, and Armstrong, and the discovery of Billie Holiday.
Aired: Jan 17, 2001 Genre: DocumentaryCasts: Keith David Sidney Bechet Louis Armstrong Duke Ellington Benny Goodman Artie Shaw Billie Holiday Glenn MillerProducers: Ken BurnsDuration: 2h Rating: 4 Country:Production:
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