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The "International Sweethearts of Rhythm". The Ladies' Jazz Band from Piney Woods Country Life School.
Antoinette D. Handy
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Description for The "International Sweethearts of Rhythm". The Ladies' Jazz Band from Piney Woods Country Life School.
paperback. 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. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AVH; AVR; HBTB; JFSL3; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 381.
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 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. Handy documents all sides of the band's controversial story and interviews members of the band. She updates the careers of band members who remained in the music business. Accompanied by an extensive bibliography and many photographs.
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 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. Handy documents all sides of the band's controversial story and interviews members of the band. She updates the careers of band members who remained in the music business. Accompanied by an extensive bibliography and many photographs.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810831605
SKU
V9780810831605
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Ref
99-15
About Antoinette D. Handy
D. Antoinette Handy (1931-2002) was a flutist, music educator, and arts administrator. She was a humanities Fellow at the University of North Carolina and Duke University. She retired as Director of the Music Program, National Endowment for the Arts. Her previous Scarecrow Press books are Black Women in American Bands and Orchestras and Black Conductors.
Reviews for The "International Sweethearts of Rhythm". The Ladies' Jazz Band from Piney Woods Country Life School.
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 Sweethearts help tell the story.
Past Times
...examines, very interestingly, the state of race issues over the course of both the school's and the band's life...a good guide ... Read more
Past Times
...examines, very interestingly, the state of race issues over the course of both the school's and the band's life...a good guide ... Read more