About this episode

This episode features Hawaiian swing music, a bandleader with no biography, and various records and stories from the big band era.

On this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom, hosted by Jeff Bressler, Hawaiian swing, a bandleader with no biography, plus many more records, stories, and reminiscences from the big band era.

People in this episode

Host: Jeff Bressler

Topics covered

• Hawaiian swing
• big band era
• music history
• bandleaders
• records
• stories

Keywords

• Hawaiian swing
• big band
• music history
• bandleader
• records
• stories

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