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Jazz singer and bandleader Cab Calloway sings into a vintage broadcast microphone while holding sheet music.

February 2026: Saluting the Bands and Vocalists from the Swing Era

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    It’s February, and that means it’s time for our annual salute to the bands and vocalists of the Swing Era: a period that latest roughly from 1935 to 1946. Why celebrate Swing in February? Tune in to find out!

    We’ll hear selections from Glenn Miller, Stan Kenton, Vaughn Monroe, Artie Shaw, Lionel Hampton, the Andrews Sisters, and many more; plus, a new feature in the first hour you won’t want to miss. That’s Saturday, February 28th, at 8pm, only on Indiana Public Radio!

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