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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 of their Own" for jazz.
""Swing Shift" is a long-overdue historical corrective and a compelling read--a thoroughly remarkable achievement."--David Hajdu, author of "Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn"

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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 of their Own" for jazz.
""Swing Shift" is a long-overdue historical corrective and a compelling read--a thoroughly remarkable achievement."--David Hajdu, author of "Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn"
Autorenporträt
Sherrie Tucker is Assistant Professor of Women’s Studies at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. A longtime jazz fan, she has conducted oral histories for the Smithsonian Jazz Oral History Program, writes a column called “Jazzwomen Jam” for Jazz Now Magazine, and was formerly a jazz radio announcer in San Francisco.