And he was influenced by “swing” music—an offshoot of jazz that was sweeping the nation in the 1930s.

The beer halls were too noisy for acoustic instruments and too small for the big dance bands that played Western swing. The music featured songs that dealt openly with cheating and drinking ...

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A ranking of the top songs based on streaming and sales activity from within the country- as tracked by Luminate. The ranking is based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams ...

October 22, 2024 • We debate the pros and cons of small-town living through the music of Christian Lee Hutson, Youth Lagoon, Bartees Strange and more in our biweekly update of the year's best songs.

A ranking of the top songs based on streaming and sales activity from within the country- as tracked by Luminate. The ranking is based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams ...

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Every Wednesday morning throughout the football season MassLive will release updated power rankings for the Top 20 high school football teams in Western Massachusetts.

Case Western Reserve University is a private institution that was founded in 1826. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 6,186 (fall 2023), its setting is urban, and the campus size is 267 acres.