Author:

Bolden, Tonya  Search this

Physical description:

76 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)

Type:

Juvenile literature

Compact discs

Books with discs

Literature

History

Juvenile works

Place:

United States

Date:

2007

©2007

1939-1945

Notes:

Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.2 2.0 115070.

Reading Counts RC 3-5 9.6 6 Quiz: 41950.

NMAF copy gift of Lydia Samuel Bennett.

Contents:

The band was on fire -- We played all the way up to New York -- What are we gonna do for a drummer? -- Outro -- Glossary -- Notes -- Selected sources -- Recommended reading -- Recommended listening -- Illustration and text credits -- Acknowledgments -- Index

Summary:

History and music are combined in this account of all-women bands during World War II.

Topic:

Women jazz musicians  Search this

Women's bands (Music)  Search this

Big bands--History  Search this

Big bands  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1110772