With the stock market crash in 1929, the 30's began with the great depression causing massive unemployment and poverty.  The Dust Bowl followed in 1933 bringing with it a 7 year drought.  The new "Dick and Jane" books were teaching children to read - "See Dick. See Dick run", and parlor and board games became inexpensive entertainment.  The Monopoly game was created and released in 1935 allowing people to buy and sell property they didn't actually have.  Big bands and swing music brought some relief as people listened to the music on their radios and danced to the jubilant swing music.  The music of the 30's  reflected a lot of the feelings and emotions people were feeling at the time or were optimistically hoping for in the future.

Below are some of the #1 Hits for each year of the 30's.  Click on the name of the each song to hear a sample of the great music from the 30's.  Click reload/refresh to hear the background song again.

Guy Lombardo
"Happy Days Are Here Again"

Rudy Vallee
"Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries"

Louis Armstrong
"All Of Me"

Ethel Waters
"Stormy Weather"

Benny Goodman
"Moonglow"

Fred Astaire
"Dancing Cheek To Cheek"

Bing Crosby
"Pennies From Heaven"

Tommy Dorsey & Jo Stafford
"The Dipsy Doodle"

Ella Fitzgerald
"A Tisket A Tasket"

Glenn Miller & The Andrews Sisters
"Beer Barrel Polka"

"Nostalgia Index"

 

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"It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing"
This recording was made by Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
in New York on Feb 2, 1932

It don't mean a thing if you ain't got that swing
It don't mean a thing, all you gotta do is swing
Makes no difference if it's sweet or hot
Give that rhythm everything you've got
Don't mean a thing!

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