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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "It don't mean a thing if it ain't in the history books"
  • [pt]. 1. Playing the changes of World War II
  • 1. Working the swing shift : effects of World War II on all-girl bands
  • 2. "Hours of charm" with Phil Spitalny
  • 3. Extracurricular activities with the Prairie View Co-Eds
  • [pt]. 2. Road hazards
  • 4. Surveillance and survival in the Jim Crow South
  • 5. Internationalism and the Sweethearts of Rhythm
  • 6. The darlings of rhythm : on the road and ready to run
  • [pt]. 3. USO-camp shows
  • 7. Female big bands, male mass audiences : gendered performances in a theater of war
  • Battles of a "Sophisticated Lady" : Ada Leonard and the USO
  • 9. "And, fellas, they're American girls!" : on the road with the Sharon Rogers All-Girl Band
  • Conclusion : postwar changes, familiar refrains.

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