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Swing: Pure Pleasure (1935–1937)

1935 was the year that swing became the most popular music in the country and that the king of swing, Benny Goodman, became a matinee idol. Americans, stifled by the Depression, seemed determined to dance their troubles away. "Swing: Pure Pleasure" follows the continuing careers of Goodman, Artie Shaw, and Armstrong, and the discovery of Billy Holiday.

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  • Originally Aired January 17, 2001
  • Runtime 89 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network PBS
  • Created October 27, 2019 by
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Name Type Role
Ken Burns Writer
Geoffrey C. Ward Writer
Ken Burns Director