The History of SwingIt is argued that the beginning of the "swing era" began the day Louis Armstrong joined Fletcher Henderson's band in 1924. The style Armstrong played on the trumpet , which was being showcased to the world after joining Henderson's band was the main thing that would lead him to swing jazz. The official beginning of the swing era began ten years after Armstrong joined the band and almost a full ten years after the first swing dance, the Lindy Hop. In the early 1930s, on the recommendation of Jack Hammond, the bandleader named Benny Goodman purchased several tunes from Fletcher Henderson. Up to this point in history what were called "warm tunes" were mostly played publicly by African-American bands, while what were considered "soft tunes" were played by Jewish and white bands, this remained true even though many bands “sweet” he actually preferred the warm songs of African-American bands. When Goodman began playing the hot tunes, the responses were mixed. In 1935, Goodman's band was scheduled to perform at the Palomar Ballroom in Los Angeles, which required them to travel across t...