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The International Sweethearts of Rhythm : the ladies jazz band from Piney Woods Country Life School

Author: D Antoinette Handy; Piney Woods School.
Publisher: Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 1998.
Edition/Format:   Print book : Biography : English : Rev. edView all editions and formats
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"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  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Biography
Biographies
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Handy, D. Antoinette, 1930-
International Sweethearts of Rhythm.
Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 1998
(OCoLC)654637811
Material Type: Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: D Antoinette Handy; Piney Woods School.
ISBN: 0810831600 9780810831605
OCLC Number: 39024855
Description: xiv, 225 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents: Foreword / Billy Taylor --
1. Prologue --
2. Historical Overview --
3. Piney Woods Country Life School --
4. The Sweethearts' Early Years --
5. In the Big Time --
6. Epilogue --
App. A. The Black Woman in History --
App. B. All-Black Female Instrumental Ensembles, 1880-Mid 1940s --
App. C. Pioneer Black Female Instrumentalists --
Band/Orchestral Affiliations (Pre-1940).
Responsibility: D. Antoinette Handy.

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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  Read more...

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Ms. Handy masterfully details the group's history and how it challenged racial, social and musical boundaries. A wealth of rare photographs, excerpts from vintage trade papers, and quotes from the Read more...

 
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