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Take-Off. American All-Girl Bands During World War II

By Tonya Bolden

Book information

Publisher
Random House;Random House Children's Books;Knopf Books for Young Readers
Year
2009
ISBN
978-0-307-49163-3
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
7 MB (7497890 bytes)
Pages
63\0
Time added
2015-05-04 05:23:56

Description

The 1940's was a time when society thought it improper for women to make a sax wail or let loose hot licks on skins, but with the advent of World War II and many men away fighting the war, women finally got their chance to strut their stuff on the bandstand. These all-girl bands kept morale high on the homefront and on USO tours of miltary bases across the globe while also helping to establish America's legacy in jazz music."Take-off?" Oh, yeah. Several all-girl bands did.This book includes a hip swing CD.From the Hardcover edition.

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