Interview: Ezell Hines, president of Uptown Swingers

Published on: August 19th, 2020

906x680 Uptown Swingers [Photo by Action Jackson]

Uptown Swingers [Photo by Action Jackson]
RIP Uptown Swingers president Ezell Hines. Funeral will be held Saturday, November 14, 10am at Gertrude Geddes Willis Funeral Home (2120 Jackson Ave)

This week on Takin' It To The Streets, WWOZ's Action Jackson gets on the phone with Ezell Hines, president of Uptown Swingers, to talk about how the group got its name, how parades have changed over the years, why groups should work together to keep the second line culture on track, and much more. Hear it all in the player below:

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