Playboymdash;the magazine; the empire; the lifestylemdash;is one of the worldrsquo;s best-known brands. Since the launch of Playboy magazine in 1953; two elements have been remarkably consistent: the first; obviously; is the celebration of nubile; female flesh. The second; readers may be surprised to learn; is Playboyrsquo;s involvement in the music scene. The Playboy experience was never just about sex but about lifestyle. Musicmdash;particularly the finest jazz; a personal passion of Hefnerrsquo;smdash;has always been an essential component of that lifestyle. Playboy Swings focuses specifically on Playboyrsquo;s involvement in the music scene; its impact on popular entertainment (and vice versa); and the fabulous cadre of performers who took to the stages of the mythic Playboy Clubs and Jazz Festivals. Throughout Playboy Swings; Farmer demonstrates how Playboy helped change the world through music by integrating the TV shows; festivals; and the clubs.Complied through interviews with hundreds of people who were on the scene throughout Playboyrsquo;s rise; fall; and on-going renaissance; Playboy Swings carries readers on a seductive journey through the history of the empiremdash;all the while focusing on the musical entertainment that made it unique. Hefrsquo;s personal passion for musicmdash;and his belief in it as a cornerstone of the Playboy ethosmdash;has expressed itself in a wide range of media over Playboyrsquo;s 60-year history; and all of it comes alive in these pages. Famer takes the reader from the inception of the Playboy empire through the 1959 jazz festival; to the opening of club after club.With approximately 60 black and white photos; and a complete Playboy music reference guide; readers will think of music; not just Bunnies; when thinking about Playboy.Throughout the book; it is the artists who do most of the talkingmdash;and they have a lot to say about the golden era of Playboy entertainment.
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