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9780810831605

The International Sweethearts of Rhythm The Ladies' Jazz Band from Piney Woods Country Life School

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  • ISBN13:

    9780810831605

  • ISBN10:

    0810831600

  • Edition: Revised
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1998-10-01
  • Publisher: Scarecrow Press
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Summary

The International Sweethearts of Rhythm, a popular women's jazz band of the 1940s, has earned a reputation as the best all-women's swing band ever to perform. This revised and updated edition is the most comprehensive and objective history of the band to date.

Table of Contents

Preface to Revised Edition vii(2)
Preface ix(4)
Foreword xiii
Billy Taylor
1 Prologue
1(30)
2 Historical Overview
31(36)
3 Piney Woods Country Life School
67(28)
4 The Sweethearts' Early Years
95(36)
5 In the Big Time
131(42)
6 Epilogue
173(22)
Appendix A: The Black Woman in History 195(2)
Appendix B: All-Black Female Instrumental Ensembles, 1880-Mid 1940s 197(2)
Appendix C: Pioneer Black Female Instrumentalist--Band/Orchestral Affiliations(Pre-1940) 199(4)
Bibliography 203(8)
Index 211(14)
About the Author 225

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