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Language: en
Pages: 386
Authors: Jill M. Sullivan
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-12-12 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

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In the first comprehensive exploration of women’s bands in American history, contributors trace women's emerging roles in town, immigrant, family, school, suf
Bands of Sisters
Language: en
Pages: 184
Authors: Jill M. Sullivan
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-09-15 - Publisher: Scarecrow Press

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During World War II, the U.S. military employed all-female bands to support bond drives. These bands drew such attention that they were placed on tour, raising
Take-Off
Language: en
Pages: 80
Authors: Tonya Bolden
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-02-19 - Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers

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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 man
American Band
Language: en
Pages: 320
Authors: Kristen Laine
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-08-02 - Publisher: Penguin

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In the spirit of Friday Night Lights comes the stirring story of a marching band from small-town middle America. Every fall, marching bands take to the field in
Swing Shift
Language: en
Pages: 428
Authors: Sherrie Tucker
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000 - Publisher: Duke University Press

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The story, based on extensive individual interviews, of the women’s swing bands that toured extensively during World War II and after -- a kind of “League o