He is widely known for his work with popular music during the Swing era.
Following the swing era, strings were common in traditional pop music of the late 1940s to mid-1950s.
On Saturday nights from 6 to 9, he explores the swing era.
Since 1989, it has been a continued tradition to invite surviving members of the swing era.
Indeed, while popular in the late 1910s and early 1920s, the song enjoyed its biggest popularity during the swing era.
In the mid-1940s, after the Swing era, and the end of the great touring big bands, jazz music became quite different.
It is one of the most popular riff tunes from the swing era.
Some writers have said that this was the start of the Swing Era.
The first amplified guitars appeared during the swing era in the early 1930s.
Simon was probably the most influential jazz commentator during the swing era.