Some pretty sweeping generalizations in that article; I'm a 26 year old female.

I've fed back all of your comments to the author. See the link above if you want to comment direct.

I'm a 79 year old male fan and have been for the past 69 or more years.
Talking of WWII, a mate of mine often says - you heard about the war, didn't you, it was in all the papers.

Ron Field wrote:

I'm a 79 year old male fan and have been for the past 69 or more years.
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Ron, that sounds as if you have found the formula for eternal youth. I have a female relative who, once having reached 35, remained there for at least another 20 years, but then she was only a strict tempo dance fanatic.

In the context of age - of fans growing older and being able to "hand on the baton" by enthusing younger potential fans, Anton, a member of this group, recently posted a message on another board to which we both also belong. As that is a closed group devoted to dance bands, I hope he will not mind me copying his post. He said -

"This discussion makes me wonder out loud: will 1940s and pre-1940s music survive the passing of time? I ask this because I know that a lot of the music of that era has already stood the test of time; it is quality music to be enjoyed by anyone from any generation. No doubt there. The main problem is that the younger generations can only appreciate this kind of music (or any kind, for that matter) if and only if they're exposed to it. And if radio stations cut their shows giving some exposure to the great names from the 20s, 30s, and 40s under the pretext that it is old music in which nobody is interested, then they make it impossible for a younger audience who might like that kind of music to even be exposed to it at all. I see that with my college-level students, most of whom have no idea who Ellington or Goodman are (or even Sinatra, in some cases). But that is not because they couldn't be potentially interested in that kind of music, but rather because they haven't been exposed to it. That lack of exposure makes it impossible for them to like it because they don't even know it, and that is really a shame. Therefore, if they can't listen to classic jazz or big band jazz on the radio, it's unlikely that they'll ever be exposed to it. Of course, there's always the internet, so there may still be some hope there... Anton G.-F.
There has been a fair amount of reaction, mostly agreeing that the key issue is to try to get appreciation by more exposure to "our" type of music.

I wonder if anyone here feels able to comment? 
 

This section will do.
Just finishing a book 'beautiful children' about backward children.
The writer says that to help the kids to remain on the same level she would start singing. She mentions 'in the cool cool cool of the evening' and 'would you like to swing on a star' (instead of 'swinging on a star'.
The author doesn't mention Bing as the inspiration of these songs.
But we all know, don't we?!

I Meant To Say Well Said Anton.

Forgive The Typos

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