I'd walk a million miles.....

Last night we played for a Dinner Dance near Rutland Water. We were booked to play from 9-12, but as is common, the meal went on for longer than expected, so we did not start until after 10pm. Whilst setting up we noticed every one was dressed in 1920's clothes, and the theme was in fact everything to do with the 20s. Strangely we are a 1940s Dance Band. Luckily we have the Charleston in our pads, so we played this 36 times, and in 36 completely different ways!!! Only joking. In fact it is amazing how many connections our music has with the 20s, that with a bit of imagination we managed to get away with. Take 'Manhattan' it was written in 1927. Also The lady is a Tramp, sang by Sinatra, well he was sort of born near the 20s. String of Pearls, was arranged by a guy who was 19 or 20........ To be honest the Dance floor was full from start to finish. Only one lady asked if we were going to play 1920's music. I asked her to name me 5 pieces from that era and we would. She couldn't, and agreed that music written 20 years later was the best.