The International
Sweethearts of Rhythm, a popular women's jazz band of the 1940s,
has earned a reputation as the "best all-women's swing band
ever to perform." This revised and updated edition provides
fascinating reading for jazz enthusiasts and students of American
history, music, and women's history. It is the most comprehensive
and objective history of the band to date. Handy documents all
sides of the band's controversial story and interviews members
of the band. She updates the careers of band members who remained
in the music business. Accompanied by an extensive bibliography
and many photographs.