Recorded on May 26, 1927,  just five days after Lindbergh’s arrival in Paris, ‘Lucky Lindy’ (posted below) was a major hit record and one that Lindbergh apparently loathed. He was more than a little surprised at the world-wide hoopla that greeted him upon landing and regarded much of it with dismay; the New York Times (of all places) had somebody ghost write an account of his crossing in the first person, using a corn-pone, ‘aw shucks’ style of writing which Lindbergh (who did not speak in anything remotely resembling that idiom) found insulting. The truth is, he was right–especially about the song which stinks. Still, it’s a cultural artifact and worthy of our review and attention…I suppose. Above is a much more enjoyable outing. The ‘Lindy Hop’, a popular dance of the day named after the reluctant aviation hero, went through many phases and variations over the years. The above Lindy Hop dance sequence from ‘Hellzapoppin’, is probably the most extraordinary of all of them. I can’t see Lindbergh himself pulling off any of the dance moves on view but I’d like to think he found the sequence enjoyable, or at the very least tolerable.