Word: jazzier
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...other groups, the differences are more a matter of style. "There has always been a friendly rivalry between the Dins and the Kroks," says the Dins' Witdorchic. "The Kroks typically sing traditional songs or '50s numbers. The Dins sing jazzier, more innovative arrangements. We also put on more of a stage show, using lights and special effects...
...Guard pilots are counted among the world's best. Many flew combat missions in Viet Nam and now man commercial airliners for a living, spending much of their own time in the jazzier world of military jets. In interservice competition, the Guard fliers often beat out their Air Force counterparts...
Seductive and streamlined, painted with a pastel palette of flamingo pinks, pale yellows and cool blues, the tropical art deco buildings of Miami Beach delight the eye and invite the viewer to contemplate a jazzier age, a futuristic past. For years, preservationists fought developers who thought it necessary to demolish the city's past in order to define its future. A step toward protecting those confectionary creations was taken on July 9, when the city commission created two historic districts encompassing the greatest concentration of art deco buildings along the south beach section, a once glitzy tourist mecca that...
...waves, like TV," he says. "Country has become pop mainstream. It has lost rawness and vitality." Ely looks back to some of the men who put those qualities there in the first place. Jimmie Rodgers; Bob Wills, the king of western swing, who opened up country to newer, jazzier rhythms; Hank Williams, "who gave the music heart-stabbing bite." And Buddy Holly. When Ely, now 34, was growing...