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First
Generation:
Shorty
George
Leroy
Stretch Jones
Twistmouth
George
Documentary 1988
Jesper Sorensen, Vibeke
Winding, and Tana Ross.
Produced by Green Room
Productions.
35 min. sd. color with black and white sequences.
Whitey'sLindyHoppers
Frankie Manning
Norma Miller
Tiny Bunch
Congaroo Dancers
Sandra Gibson
George Grenidge
Leon James
Ann Johnson
Dorothy Johnson
Norma Miller
Al Minns
Frankie Manning
Mildred Pollard
Billy Ricker
Willa Mae Ricker
Russell Williams
The Call of the Jitterbug, which takes its name from the Cab Calloway song, is probably the best documentary of Lindy Hop produced so far. It includes oral history interviews with Norma Miller, Frankie Manning, and other dancers and musicians including Dizzy Gillespie. It contains excellent old footage, including most of the clips listed in this archive. It has more clips from Mura Dehn's The Spirit Moves than any other documentary.
The Call of the Jitterbug is available through the Filmakers Library and costs a lot-- around $200! Try to interest your local library or your swing society in ordering it or look into renting it for a group event.
- Margaret Batiuchok
- David Thorton Carnes-Butts
- Darlene Chandler
- Congaroo Dancers
- Bill Dillard
- Sandra Gibson
- Richard Harris
- Delilah Jackson
- Roe Edward Johonson
- George Lloyd
- The Mama Lu Parks Dancers
- Frankie Manning
- Norma Miller
- Mama Lu Parks
- Sugar Sullivan-Niles
- Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
Deborah Youngblood
Written and researched by Judy Pritchett with Frankie Manning (C)1995,1996,1997. May be reproduced only with explicit written permission. Last updated:10 January 2003.Send your suggestions, corrections or comments to judyp@mcn.org