Divaville Lounge is proud to host Jess Myhre of the Bumper Jacksons, this Sunday February 22 from 2-4 pm. Jess talks about their upcoming show in Durham, Thursday night at the RDU Rent Party, plays a sneak preview from their next album, explains mysteries like "The Suitcase" and "Amish Jazz," and throws down a fun challenge for the local swing dance community. Hope you can tune in!
The Bumper Jacksons will be stopping by WXDU on Sunday August 17 at 2pm to talk about their new CD Sweet Mama, Sweet Daddy, Come In. They'll be fresh off a live performance at Triangle Swing Dance Society on Saturday the 16th.
When a song becomes an evergreen, it can be sung again and again over the decades and sound fresh every time. On this week's Divaville Lounge we'll take 15 classic songs and compare the earliest recording with the version we now consider definitive. "Georgia on My Mind" by Hoagy Carmichael and Ray Charles; "Night and Day" by Fred Astaire and Frank Sinatra; "Blue Moon" by Mel Torme and the Marcels, and many more. Tune in this Sunday from 2-4 pm for two takes on the standards!