Swing shift : "all-girl" bands of the 1940s

Tucker, Sherrie 1957- (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 0822324857 (cloth : alk. paper)
Physical Description: ix, 413 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
print
Publisher: Durham [N.C.] : Duke University Press, 2000.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [371]-397) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

"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.