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Summary:

"The forgotten history of the 'all-girl' big bands of the World War II era takes center stage in Sherrie Tucker's Swing Shift. American demand for swing skyrocketed with the onslaught of war as millions - isolated from loved ones - sought diversion, comfort, and social contact through music and dance. Although all-female jazz and dance bands had existed since the 1920s, now hundreds of such groups, both African American and white, barnstormed ballrooms, theaters, dance halls, military installations, and makeshift USO stages on the home front and abroad. Tucker chronicles the careers of such bands as the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, Phil Spitalny's Hours of Charm, The Darlings of Rhythm, and the Sharon Rogers All-Girl Band."--Publisher.

Author/Creator:

Tucker, Sherrie, 1957-

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Swing shift: "all-girl" bands of the 1940s [by Tucker, S.]

Subjects:

Women jazz musicians — United States

Jazz — 1941-1950 — History and criticism

1941-1950

Jazz

Women jazz musicians

United States

Genres:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-397), discography (p. 396), filmography (p. 397), and index.
c.2 from William Lee Collection

Physical Description:

ix, 413 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Call Numbers:

ML82 .T83 2000

ISBNs:

0822324857 (cloth)
9780822324850 (cloth)
0822328178 (pbk.)
9780822328179 (pbk.)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

99046015

OCLC Numbers:

42397506