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Lexington in the '40s: Swingin' in the Bluegrass

Lexington in the '40s: Swingin' in the Bluegrass

Central Kentuckians recall the big band music scene in the Bluegrass during the World War II era, when Lexingtonians danced in clubs like Joyland, the Green Dome, and the Cotton Club and in the ballrooms of the Phoenix and Lafayette hotels. Archival photographs and film footage, some not seen since the 1940s, illustrate the memories of those places and times.

Lexington in the '40s: Swingin' in the Bluegrass is a local public television program presented by KET

Lexington in the '40s: Swingin' in the Bluegrass

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Special | 58m 29s | Learn about the big band music scene in the Bluegrass during the World-War-II era. (58m 29s)

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