A brassy tribute to the 1940s swing era, “In The Mood,” is a big-band music revue that has been touring all over the world — and now, in its 21st year the show makes its first stopover in New Orleans ...

The Veterans Memorial Coliseum in downtown Evansville is hosting its inaugural 1940s-inspired gala to support current ...

Apr. 11—Two Norman residents are looking for help from the community to find historical items about town bands in Oklahoma. Scott Barger, a real estate appraiser, local historian and musician, and ...

I was looking through my music collection and I realized that I really don't have very much music from the 1940s and early 50s (i.e. pre-Elvis, pre-Rock Around the Clock). Here's some stuff that I ...

For more than two decades, the In The Mood music revue has traveled around the country recreating a magical period in popular American music. The swing music and big band sounds of the 1940s helped ...

The International Sweethearts of Rhythm were America’s first integrated, all-female band, but for the most part, their music has been lost. In honor of Jazz Appreciation Month, the Smithsonian is ...

Frank Sinatra poses with an NBC microphone for a portrait to publicize one of his many 1940s radio programs. On July 27, 1940, Billboard magazine published its first “music popularity chart” listing ...

Skipton Brass Band has made a special appearance in the beloved television series All Creatures Great and Small.

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On July 27, 1940, Billboard magazine published its first “music popularity chart,” listing bestselling retail records of ...