Swing Deejays select their favorite Swing Songs!

Here's a comprehensive selection of great Swing songs that our Swing Deejays consider "Classics" for social dancing.
 

Beth Bellamy 

  1. Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra
  2. Slow Boat To China - Ronnie Dove
  3. How Long Can A Fool Go Wrong (live) - James Cotton
  4. Why Did You Lie - Love Dogs
  5. Ability to Swing - Patti Austin
  6. Sweet Sixteen - Junior Wells
  7. Baby Workout - George Benson or Jackie Wilson
  8. Baby What You Want Me to Do - Etta James
  9. Fever - Elvis Presley or Chaka Khan
10. Meet Me With Your Black Drawers On - Professor's Blues Review
11. Tanqueray - Johnnie Johnson
12. A Natural Man - Lou Rawls
13. Blues Stew - Kenny Neal
14. Can't Play the Blues in an Air-Conditioned Room - Blues Brothers
15. Let The Good Times Roll - Various Artists
16. Sweet Home Chicago - Blues Brothers
17. Kansas City - Various Artists
18. Mustang Sally - Various Artists
19. Try Matty's - Aretha Franklin
20. Paying The Cost To Be The Boss - B.B. King

John Lindo

  1. Just Your Fool – Buddy Ace 

  2. Texas - Chris Rea

  3. Alva's Baby Blues - Ray Sharpe

  4. Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra

  5. Ode to Billie Joe - Tom Scott

  6. I'm Outta Love - Anastascia

  7. Don't Play That Song - Aretha Franklin

  8. Sweet 16 - Junior Wells

  9. Let's Stay Together - Al Green

10. Try Matti's - Aretha Franklin

11. Sometimes - B Tribe

12. Thrill Is Gone - BB King

13. I'm On Your Side - Peach

14. Cleo's Mood - Jr. Walker

15. Until You Come Back to Me - Hill St. Soul

16. Cry On My Shoulder - Sam Cooke

17. Layla - Eric Clapton

18. Lady Marmalade - All Saints

19. Peel Me A Grape - Diana Krall

20. Natural Man - Lou Rawls

Victor Loveira

  1. Never Make Your Move Too Soon - BB King

  2. I Ain't Jivin', I'm Jammin' - Leon Huff

  3. The Blues Is - Bryan Lee

  4. Bad Mama Jama - Carl Carlton

  5. September - EWF

  6. Blues Stew - Kenny Neal

  7. Cause I Love You - Mike Morgan & The Crawl

  8. Move Across The River - Bill Pickney

  9. I Sing The Blues - Etta James

10. Baby, What You Want Me To Do - Etta James

11. Don't Play That Song - Aretha Franklin

12. Cry On My Shoulder - Sam Cooke

13. Cry To Me - Solomon Burke

14. Down In The Valley - Otis Redding

15. Your Not The Only One - Ray Sharpe

16. Alva's Baby Blues - Ray Sharpe

17. Spankin' Leroy - Lucky Peterson

18. Cleo's Mood - Jr. Walker & The All-Stars

19. The Thrill Is Gone - BB King

20. How Long Can A Fool Go Wrong - James Cotton

Terry West

  1. Sixteen Tons - Tom Jones

  2. Wade in the Water - Eva Cassidy 

  3. The Way She Shakes That Thing - Earl Thomas

  4. Why Did You Lie – Love Dogs
  5. Satellite – Colin James

  6. Alva’s Baby Blues – Ray Sharpe

  7. Cleo’s Mood – Dave McMurray

  8. Spankin' Leroy - Lucky Peterson

  9. Fever - Elvis Presley

10. Honky Tonk Song - Don Wise

11. Tanqueray - Johnnie Johnson 

12. A Natural Man - Lou Rawls

13. Sixteen Tons - Tom Jones

14. You Can't Play the Blues in an Air-Conditioned Room - Mel McDaniel

15. If I Don't Dance - Kelly Hunt

16. Shaggin' USA - East Coast Boppers

17. Start it Up - Robben Ford

18. W-P-L-J - Bill Pinkney

19. Tear It On Down - Martha and the Vandellas

20. Night Train - Marvin Berry

 

Cher Chilton-Peadon 

  1. Baby Work Out - Phoebe Snow

  2. Better Not Look Down - BB King

  3. Just Got Paid - Johnny Kemp

  4. Cheaper To Keep Her - Johnny Taylor

  5. Cold Women With Warm Hearts - Albert King

  6. Respect - Aretha Franklin

  7. I Want - Chaka Khan

  8. I'm On Your Side - Keb Mo

  9. I Ain't Jivin', I'm Jammin' - Leon Huff

10. Lady Marmalade -  Patti LaBelle

11. Nasty Girl - Prince & Vanity

12. Diggin' On James Brown - Tower Of Power

13. Try Matty's - Aretha Franklin

14. L.O.V.E. - Al Green

15. Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin

16. Fine Brown Frame - Low Rawls

17. Let's Stay Together - Al Green

18. Sixteen Tons - Tom Jones

19. Good Rockin' Tonight - Solomon Burke

20. Who's Zoomin' Who? - Aretha Franklin

Troy Reed

  1.  Wade in the Water - Eva Cassidy 
  2.  Let's Stay Together - Al Green 
  3.  It's a Bluebird Blue - Band of Oz

  4.  Big Boss Man - BB King 

  5.  September in the Rain - Brenda Lee
  6.  Just Your Fool - Buddy Ace

  7.  Whatja Do That For? - Catalinas

  8.  How Do You Like Me Now? - Celinda Pink

  9.  Tumbleweed - Coco Montoya

10.  The Way She Shakes That Thing - Earl Thomas

11.  Change the World - Eric Clapton

12.  Cool Cool Thing - Everett Bradley

13.  Sweet Sixteen - Junior Wells

14.  I'm On Your Side - Keb Mo

15.  Soon As I Get Paid - Keb Mo

16.  Cause I Love You - Lou Morgan

19.  Buzzard Luck - Powder Blues Band

20.  Danny's All Star Joint - Ricky Lee Jones

April Prince
  1. Honky Tonk – Don Wise
  2. I Ain’t Worried No More – Mike Morgan and the Crawl
  3. Don’t Turn Your Heater Down – Delbert Mc Clinton
  4. Whatever Happens – Michael Jackson
  5. Ruby Mae – Indigo Swing
  6. Cry to Me – Solomon Burke
  7. Cool Cool Thang – Everett Bradley
  8. Boogie Shoes – K.C. and the Sunshine Band
  9. Sexy 17 – David Guetta
10. Why Did You Lie – Love Dogs
11. Satellite – Colin James
12. How Long Can a Fool Go Wrong – James Cotton
13. Alva’s Baby Blues – Ray Sharpe
14. Business of Love – Domino
15. Try Matty’s – Aretha Franklin
16. Cleo’s Mood – Jr. Walker and the All Stars
17. Wade in the Water – Eva Cassidy
18. Stuff Like That – Quincy Jones
19. Blue Bop – Johnny Feirra
20. Patti Austin – Ability to Swing

Dave Moldover

  1. Natural Man - Lou Rawls

  2. Ability to Swing - Patty Austin
  3. Wade In The Water - Eva Cassidy

  4. Take Me to the River - Al Green

  5. I'm Outta Love - Anastacia

  6. Fever - Elvis Presley or Peggy Lee
  7. Sweet 16 - Junior Wells

  8. Ray's Rock House - Manhattan Transfer

  9. Mustang Sally - Commitments

10. Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
11. Wall to Wall - Vance Kelly
12. Cry To Me - Solomon Burke

13. Boogie Shoes - KC & The Sunshine Band

14. Prince - About that Walk

15. I Wish - Stevie Wonder

16. Got to Give It up - Marvin Gaye

17. Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin
18. One Drop of Love - Ray Charles
19. Don't Cry On My Shoulder - Sam Cooke

20. I Want - Chaka Kahn

Gerry Zonca

  1. Fever - Elvis Presley

  2. Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra

  3. Chain of Fools - Clint Black & the Pointer Sisters

  4. Ode to Billie Joe - Tom Scott

  5. Mustang Sally - The Commitments

  6. I Want - Chaka Khan

  7. Boogie Shoes - KC & the Sunshine Band

  8. Wade in the Water - Eva Cassidy

  9. Ability to Swing - Patti Austin

10. Sweet Home Chicago - Blues Brothers

11. Some Kind of Wonderful - Joss Stone

12. I Sing the Blues - Etta James

13. You Rock My World - Michael Jackson

14. All I Wanna Do - Sheryl Crow

15. Fool For Your Love - Band of Oz

16. No Particular Place to Go - Men of Distinction

17. Rocket 88 - Nappy Brown

18. Let's Stay Together - AL Green

19. Cleo's Mood - Jr. Walker & The All-Stars

20. Don't Stop Movin' - S Club 7

Alan White

  1. Sweat - Poppa Chubby
  2. Chains - Tina Arena
  3. Blue Bop - Johnny Ferrera
  4. Love At First Sight - Lynn August
  5. Strut - Taj Mahal
  6. Caldonia - Muddy Waters
  7. How Do You Like Me Now - Celina Pink
  8. A Natural Man - Ron Sunshine
  9. Buzz Me Blues - Veronia Martell
10. Honky Tonk Song - Don Wise
11. Satellite - Colin James
12. No More Doggin' - Colin James
13. Footprints On The Ceiling - Ruby Andrews
14. Ability To Swing - Patti Austin 
15. Good Rockin' Tonight - Solomon Burke 
16. Tanqueray - Johnnie Johnson 
17. Exception To The Rule - Tommy Castro
18. To Hell With Love - Annie Ross
19. If I Had A Hammer - Carl Garner  & The Coasters
20. Wall To Wall - Vance Kelly