Show Notes - 050 - For Frankie

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This month’s episode is a little different than our usual extended interviews. In a case of perfectly serendipitous timing, this milestone 50th episode coincides with what would have been Frankie Manning’s 106th birthday, now widely recognized as World Lindy Hop Day.  To celebrate both the Ambassador of Lindy Hop and this milestone episode, we’ve curated a collection of stories about Frankie the dancer, and Frankie the man, as told by previous guests on The Track.

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0:00:55 Welcome to episode #050 of The Track, May 2020, featuring stories about the Ambassador of Lindy Hop, Frankie Manning. Below are links to the full episode for each guest:

0:02:27 The Track 029 - Norma Miller

0:07:15 The Track 042 - Ryan Francois

0:13:08 The Track 043 - Sing Lim

0:17:14 The Track 025 - Cynthia Millman

0:28:37 The Track 007 - Ramona Staffeld

0:34:46 The Track 032 - Valerie Salstrom

0:36:56 The Track 001 - Peter Strom

0:47:33 The Track 003 - Skye Humphries

0:50:28 The Track 036 - Tena Morales-Armstrong

0:55:23 We close out this episode with Frankie Manning’s favorite song, “Shiny Stockings” by Count Basie & His Orchestra.

Learn more about and support the Frankie Manning Foundation, which carries on the work and the spirit of Frankie Manning in spreading the joy of Lindy hop, danced to big band swing music, throughout the world.  Among other endeavors, the Frankie Manning Foundation is currently raising and distributing funds for artists that have been impacted by the global COVID-19 pandemic. 

Learn more about Frankie Manning in his autobiography, Frankie Manning: Ambassador of Lindy Hop, which is a delightful recollection of an incredible life.  It is available in paperback and audio book formats wherever books are sold - you can find it and support local, independent bookstores by visiting bookshop.org. 

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