Word: jazzed
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Washington next day, Dr. Winfred Overholser, head of St. Elizabeth's federal mental hospital, predicted an era of loose living beyond anything seen in the "Jazz Age" of Postwar I. He declared: "The loosening of morals started after the last war has continued ever since, and is reaching a new high, as evidenced by the soaring tide in illegitimacy...
...canoeman floating down the Ohio, a chorus raised in an Illinois clearing, a medley of tunes on a Mississippi steamboat, a soldiers' rouse round a Civil War campfire, the guttural throb of Negro blues, the frilly ditties of the Gay Nineties, the brash rhythms of speakeasy jazz...
...development of jazz in America is the theme of another discussion, while the two final programs are devoted to "Modern Americana in Music," a final synthesis of the growing American tradition in music, and a glance into the future of music in the Americas...
...past, and even the new threat of bombing by Japanese planes, seemed unimportant to Filipinos living amidst the great, exciting fact of the U.S. Army. The Army was everything to all men-entertainment, a source of supply, a rich and uncritical market, and a vast library of information. Filipino jazz lovers, who were still singing Oh, Johnny and The Dipsy Doodle, pumped soldiers for new songs and lyrics. In Tanauan, an enterprising Filipino, knowing G.I. tastes, set up a hamburger stand. Another stand sold G.I. ten-in-one rations back to the troops...
...Reveille in Swingtime," a new Crimson Network program for Navy V-12 men, is now scheduled to begin Monday. Featuring swing and jazz music, the program will be broadcast between reveille and breakfast, from 0630 to 0715, when the Unit is in its quarters...