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Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Frank Sinatra and the Swing Era
Episode 43

Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Frank Sinatra and the Swing Era

This episode features author Peter Doggett and host Nate Wilcox discussing 1930s and World War II-era artists and music that were popular at the time, including jazz and swing.

Let It Roll · Pantheon Media

May 6, 201943m 8s

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Show Notes

This week author Peter Doggett returns to discuss his book “Electric Shock: 125 Years of Pop Music.” In this episode, Peter and Nate discuss the joyous music that dominated the years of World War II including Benny Goodman, Frank Sinatra, Count Basie and more. Come back next week when author Jesse Jarnow joins us to discuss the Weaves vs the blacklist.

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