Well, we are certainly into the “swing” this month as we begin our 14th year of “When Swing Was King” shows to area senior living facilities. We are blessed beyond description at the fact that the presentations are more popular than ever. And our comeback from the covid hysteria seems pretty well complete with our schedule now back to 12 (sometimes 13) every month.
Of course, please remember that you can always join in the nostalgia, beauty, fascination, and fun of “When Swing Was King” simply by coming along to any of our shows. The schedule is always on the Vital Signs Ministries website.
And the January songlist? As always it's a very an impressive one:
1) Glenn Miller Orchestra (Ray Eberle, vocals) -- “The Nearness of You”
2) Bob Crosby & the Bobcats -- “Skater's Waltz in Swing Time”
3) Count Basie Orchestra (Helen Humes, vocals) -- “And the Angels Sing”
4) Benny Goodman Orchestra -- “Let’s Dance”
5) Chick Webb Orchestra --“There’s Frost on the Moon”
6) The Andrews Sisters -- “Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen”
7) Artie Shaw Orchestra (Helen Forrest, vocals) -- “All the Things You Are”
8) Les Brown Orchestra (Doris Day, vocals) -- “Sentimental Journey”
9) Bing Crosby -- “Moonlight Becomes You”
10) Harry James Orchestra -- “Deep Purple”
11) Gordon MacRae -- “Oklahoma”
12) The Four Lads -- “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing”