Swinging with the July “When Swing Was King”

We had an especially delightful start to our July “When Swing Was King” schedule as Harold and Mary Dee Berry dropped into our first show of the month which was at Legacy Arbors in the Havelock area of north Lincoln. The Berrys then joined us for a late breakfast/early lunch at The Engine House just a few blocks away. As always, we had a super time with them — what a terrific couple of God’s people!

And the “When Swing Was King” show? Well, I know I say this every month but…it is one of our very best! But don’t just take my word for it. You go through the song list below and see if you don’t agree. And, as you peruse these grand old songs, know that you too are always welcome to sit in on one of our shows. Just check out the Vital Signs Ministries website for each month’s schedule.

We always start the program with something from the Glenn Miller Orchestra and this month’s selection is a real honey; namely, the band’s theme song recorded in 1939, “Moonlight Serenade.” And then…

2) Benny Goodman Orchestra with Helen Ward as vocalist — “You Turned the Tables on Me” (1936)

3) Lena Horne (backed by the Lou Bring Orchestra) — “Where or When” (1948)

4) Frank Sinatra (backed by an Axel Stordahl studio band) — “Begin the Beguine” (1945)

5) Russ Morgan Orchestra –“With the Wind and the Rain In Her Hair” (1940)

6) Artie Shaw Orchestra (Helen Forrest as vocalist) – “Deep Purple” (1938)

7) Lawrence Welk Orchestra (featuring Henry Cuesta on clarinet) — “La Mer” (1976)

8) Vaughn Monroe Orchestra (with VM as vocalist too) — “Red Roses for a Blue Lady” (1949)

9) Ray Anthony — “This Love of Mine” (1956)

10) The Mills Brothers (featuring Tommy Dorsey on trombone!) –“Please Don’t Talk About Me (When I’m Gone)” (1951)

11) Harry James Orchestra — “You’ll Never Know” (1943)

12) Roy Rogers — “San Fernando Valley” (1944)

Like I said, the July “When Swing Was King” is one of our very song collections. And the photographs – absolutely terrific! So, we cordially invite you — no, make that we enthusiastically invite you — to see and hear for yourself the July “When Swing Was King.”