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Swing music

Musical style
Swing music is a style of jazz that developed in the United States during the late 1920s and early '30s. It became nationally popular from the mid-1930s. The name derived from its emphasis on the off-beat, or nominally weaker beat. Wikipedia
Parent genres: Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland jazz, and more
Cultural origins: 1930s, United States
Derivative forms: Traditional pop; jump blues; bebop
Stylistic origins: Ragtime; Dixieland jazz; New Orleans jazz; big band jazz; blues
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