The Swing Years and Beyond was a radio program on KUOW, an NPR station from Seattle. It began in 1968 and was hosted by then-KUOW program Director Don Wirtz before he handed the reins to Bill Snoopy who became the first to hold the position long term. In 1979 Cynthia Doyon took over the hosting duties, and in 2003 Amanda Wilde hosted until the last show on February 25, 2017.

There is a generation of Seattle residents that spent at least some of their Saturday nights listening to a thoughtfully curated playlist of music from the 1920s to the 1950s. I was able to connect with Amanda Wilde and offered to make one of her shows available for fans to download. Then, my scouring of the internet turned up two other shows available and have added them here.

"Blizzard of Terror" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - February 18, 1974

A bitter couple gets caught up in a deadly storm and seek shelter in a remote cabin. But there is someone already there. And that someone might just be a homicidal maniac.

"The Walking Corpse" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - February 17, 1974

An unfortunate American couple is caught up in a coup by a Banana Republic despot who intends to take over the little island with a horde of zombies.

"A Lady Never Loses Her Head" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - February 16, 1974

An American lady marries a blue-blooded British man and arrives at his manor house. There she is troubled by a headless apparition on horseback who looks unnervingly familiar in the mirror...

"One Husband Too Many" - Rocky Fortune - February 16, 1954

Rocky Fortune is an American radio drama that aired weekly on NBC Radio beginning in October 1953. The series ended its run in March 1954 after 25 episodes. The program was created by George Lefferts. Frank Sinatra voiced the title role of Rocky Fortune for the entire series.

"Under Grave Suspicion" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - February 14, 1974

A bitter fight between a couple. A sea side cottage. And turbulent weather that threatens to turn into a hurricane.

Jazz, Big Band, and Swing Sunday - 1935

Lullaby Of Broadway - Dorsey Brothers 

I Believe In Miracles - Dorsey Brothers 

In A Little Gypsy Tea Room - Bob Crosby 

I’ll Never Say ‘Never Again’ Again - Ozzie Nelson 

And Then Some - Ozzie Nelson 

About A Quarter To Nine - Ozzie Nelson 

Isle Of Capri - Freddy Martin 

I Couldn’t Believe My Eyes - Freddy Martin 

Tell Me That You Love Me - Freddy Martin 

Fare Thee Well Annabelle - Glen Gray Casa Loma 

Lookie Lookie Lookie, Here Comes Cookie - Glen Gray Casa Loma 

Blue Moon - Glen Gray Casa Loma 

The Lady In Red - Xavier Cugat 

Begin The Beguine - Xavier Cugat 

I Won’t Dance - Eddy Duchin 

Lovely To Look At - Eddy Duchin 

I’ve Got A Feelin’ You’re Foolin’ - Dorsey Brothers 

You Are My Lucky Star - Dorsey Brothers 

Chasing Shadows - Dorsey Brothers 

Music Hall Rag - Benny Goodman  

Broadway Rhythm - Guy Lombardo 

Cheek To Cheek - Guy Lombardo 

I’m Sittin’ High On A Hill Top - Guy Lombardo 

Red Sails In The Sunset - Guy Lombardo 

Paris In The Spring - Ray Noble 

Clouds - Ray Noble 

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Let’s Swing It - Ray Noble 

She’s A Latin From Manhattan - Victor Young 

Bert Block - No Other One and The Three Chips 

Rhythm Is Our Business - Jimmie Lunceford 

I’m In The Mood For Love - Little Jack Little 

Autumn In New York - Richard Himber 

I Found A Dream - Enric Madriguera 

The Little Things You Used To Do - Johnny Green 

Anything Goes - Paul Whiteman 

I Was Lucky - Benny Goodman 

Life Is A Song (Let’s Sing It Together) - Ruth Etting

Jazz, Big Band, and Swing Sunday - Glenn Miller

"Swing Years & Beyond" – Valentines Day Special February 13, 2016 

The Swing Years and Beyond was a radio program on KUOW, an NPR station from Seattle. It began in 1968 and was hosted by then-KUOW program Director Don Wirtz before he handed the reins to Bill Snoopy who became the first to hold the position long term. In 1979 Cynthia Doyon took over the hosting duties, and in 2003 Amanda Wilde hosted until the last show on February 25, 2017.

There is a generation of Seattle residents that spent at least some of their Saturday nights listening to a thoughtfully curated playlist of music from the 1920s to the 1950s. I was able to connect with Amanda Wilde and offered to make one of her shows available for fans to download. Then, my scouring of the internet turned up two other shows available and have added them here.

"Dig Me Deadly" - CBS Radio Mystery Theater - February 13, 1974

Archaeology students dig out an ancient decomposed corpse of a woman attached to a skeleton and a female detective is recruited to reveal the mystery behind it.