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The swing revival
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing_Revival
Why on earth did America take a big band swing revival to its hearts in the late 90s? This fascinated me at the time, largely because while it went undocumented over here (Mike Flowers Pops weren't the same) with so much on offer elsewhere bands had proper big Billboard hits that sounded like this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNJyAcgMS4A
...and this (a band that featured Andrew Bird for a bit)...