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Song of the week by Swing DJ Trevor Hutchison from Perth, Australia From: www.lindybloggers.com | July 06, 2009 This week’s song is brought to you by Swing DJ Trevor Hutchison from Perth, Australia. Check out his website at http://www.theswingdj.com/

And yet another "Let Her Go, God Bless Her" post From: iwentdowntostjamesinfirmary.blogspot.com | June 30, 2009 Over the past three months I've written at least six posts focusing on songs containing the "Let her go, God bless her" lyric so famous in "St. James Infirmary." These have ranged, chronologically, from their appearance in a 1909 university song book to a recording by the Louvin Brothers in 1958. Thanks to readers of this blog, I have two more examples to share in this, yet another posting about "Let her go, God bless her."

Blind Willie McTell and the authorship of Dyin’ Crapshooter’s Blues From: iwentdowntostjamesinfirmary.blogspot.com | June 25, 2009 Last November, shortly after we finally published I Went Down to St. James Infirmary, the remarkable Rob Walker posted the first part of a five part interview with me on his blog NoNotes. Those interviews appeared intermittently on his site until January of this year. The interviews cover a lot of territory, from Irving Mills to John and Alan Lomax. The first of them centered on Blind Willie McTell and his famous song "Dyin' Crapshooter's Blues."

P-LINDY-X, Week 10: “The Gun (and Small Arms) Show.” From: www.lindybloggers.com | June 05, 2009 At the writing of this post, I began the second week of my final month of P90X, which starts off with a First Month workout week, followed by a Second Month work out week, and then repeats that two-week chunk, ending with a final recovery week.

Boston Tea Party 2009 From: www.lindybloggers.com | June 04, 2009 Tea Party is probably one of the most successful crossover events in the U.S.  It has exceptional competitors from both the Lindy Hop and the West Coast Swing scene, talented DJs and a host of great instructors on site.

Dear Casey: Are choreographed sequences acceptable during a dance contest to live music? From: www.lindybloggers.com | June 02, 2009 Dear Casey, What’s your take on competitive dancing? Is it cool or not to have choreographed sequences and pull them out during a contest that is danced to live music?

"Let Her Go, God Bless Her" mp3 – Willie Trice From: iwentdowntostjamesinfirmary.blogspot.com | April 09, 2009 Willie (or Welly, depending upon your source) Trice made two recordings under his own name in 1937, and then not again until 1970. His take on the "Let Her Go" theme is from 1937, with both he and his brother Richard playing guitars.

"Let Her Go, God Bless Her" mp3 – the Louvin Brothers From: iwentdowntostjamesinfirmary.blogspot.com | April 07, 2009 This is a bit of fun. The Louvin Brothers once recorded a song called "Let Her Go, God Bless Her." It's from a 1956 album titled Tragic Songs of Life, and completely different from the song posted above. From some of the recent posts here, one gets the impression that the "Let Her Go" chorus from "St. James Infirmary" served as the structural cornerstone for a number of songs.

The Collegiate Shag From: jassdancer.blogspot.com | March 26, 2009 What is this dance all the kids are doing today called Collegiate Shag? where did it come from and what is it's history? The truth is the history is very spotty, very little documentation and to make things worse the term "Shag" has come to mean various things just like the term Jitterbug.

The Thing about Dean From: jassdancer.blogspot.com | March 09, 2009 The thing about DeanWhat makes me enjoy the dancing of this Dean Collins guy who danced in so many movies during the 1940's? I've been asked this countless times, while out and about, and I have never actually written about my personal opinion.

The Jitterbugs are back! From: jassdancer.blogspot.com | March 07, 2009 One of the The most misunderstood terms and commonly asked questions I've come across in my travels, "What is a Jitterbug"? It doesn't matter where the term came from, and it doesn't matter how it came to be, at least not in this writing.

Stompology 2008 From: www.mikethibault.com | June 22, 2008 You know a dance weekend is good when you hear three different people independently exclaim “I love my life!” in the midst of the weekend’s events. Stompology 2008 was kind of a dream come true for us on almost every level: the music was out of this world, the classes were top notch, and the parties were awesome. Unlike previous years, I didn’t worry myself with videotaping everything for a vaporware DVD, and I was able to actually enjoy the weekend as a result. The only thing that could have been better is that we just barely squeaked out a tiny profit. We all kind of expected this though, as we spent way more money this year than previous years. If we had to do it all over again though, I wouldn’t have tried to do anything differently since the event itself was so awesome.