August Archive

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

August will be another skip-month for The Track while we are adjusting to interviews in the time of Covid.

To get your fix of conversations, why not check out this YouTube playlist of Ryan’s live interviews with some swing dance legends?

Full playlist (10 videos): https://bit.ly/2EoK8p3

Donate to the Dawn Hampton Fund

The Frankie Manning Foundation has quickly and generously established the Dawn Hampton Fund to help cover the costs of Dawn's final wishes.

The Dawn Hampton Fund (DHF), administered by the Frankie Manning Foundation (FMF) is intended to cover:

• Expenses and fees pertaining to Dawn Hampton’s cremation, including related transport and urns.
• Final utility bills and rent including keeping the apartment in her name for long enough to review and relegate or dispose of contents. The DHF will cover any expenses incurred in this process
• Fees or legal expenses involved in the closure of her estate, if they should arise.
• Costs connected to a funeral/celebration event according to Dawn’s wishes. There has been talk of using St. Peters Church, known as the Jazz Church. Details TBD.

If you can, please consider donating today.  The Light is On!

Dawn Hampton Whistling - Herrang 2009 Week 3

In this month’s episode, I talk with Dawn Hampton about her whistling, Herräng, and her life as a performer.  This clip from 2009 captures all of the above.

Tune in to hear my conversation with Dawn as we also cover her childhood in the carnival, playing Carnegie Hall and the Apollo, singing at the legendary Continental Baths alongside Barry Manilow, and much, much more.  She is a legend in every regard and it was a thrill to talk with her.