The International Sweethearts of Rhythm
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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 the most comprehensive and objective history of the band to date.
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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 documents all sides of the band's controversial story.
The International Sweethearts of Rhythm
The International Sweethearts of Rhythm,D. Antoinette Handy,The Scarecrow Press, Inc.,0810831600,Biography,Black Musicians And Their Music,Blacks In The U.S.,Genres & Styles - International,Genres & Styles - Jazz,International Sweethearts of R,International Sweethearts of Rhythm,Music,Music/Songbooks,Musical Instruments - General,United States,Women jazz musicians,Black studies,Composers & musicians,History of specific racial & ethnic groups,Music / Jazz,Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles,Population & demography,USA
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