Swing Shift : "All-Girl" Bands of the 1940s /

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"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 th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Tucker, Sherrie, 1957-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2000.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Orkesten.
Vrouwen.
Swing
Musikerin
Jazz
Women jazz musicians.
Jazz.
Women's bands (Music)
Harmonies feminines (Orchestres) > États-Unis.
Jazz > 1941-1950 > Histoire et critique.
Musiciennes de jazz > États-Unis.
Women's bands (Music) > United States.
Jazz > 1941-1950 > History and criticism.
Women jazz musicians > United States.
USA
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"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."--Jacket.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (424 pages): illustrations ;
ISBN:9780822380900

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