And right in the middle of it all, Harlem Renaissance music was changing the way the world listened. But most people only ...

In 1931, Duke Ellington and Irving Mills even dedicated a song to the phenomenon of swing which they called "It Don't Mean a Thing, If It Ain't Got That Swing". Yet, to this day, the question of what ...

It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing — all you’ve got to do is stagger your timing. For decades, fans of jazz music have debated why some songs have swing — the characteristic swaying ...

Porch Swing’, a band originating on back porches across South Dakota and Minnesota. The band has three members; James Schrag ...