The International Sweethearts of Rhythm
Subtitle: the ladies jazz band from Piney Woods Country Life School
By: D. Antoinette Handy .
Contributors: Piney Woods School.
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
Subjects: International Sweethearts of Rhythm.; Women jazz musicians -- United States -- Biography.
Description: The International Sweethearts of Rhythm, a popular women's jazz band of the 1940s, earned a reputation as the "best all-women's swing band ever to perform." This revised and updated edition provides fascinating reading for jazz enthusiasts and students of American history, music, and women's history. It is the most comprehensive and objective history of the band to date, as Handy interviews members of the band and documents all sides of the band's controversial story.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-210) and index.