Sax appeal : Ivy Benson and her all-girls band

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"The story of how Ivy Benson rose from a childhood of poverty to become the famous leader of a professional all-female jazz band that remained active for over forty years." -- Provided by publisher.

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Benson, Ivy, 1913-1993

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ISBN:

9781538133279

Description:

pages cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Big Bands
Changing Times-The 1930s
Ivy
Early War
ENSA (Entertainments National Service Association)
Battle of the Saxes
The Wartime 'Girls'
Overpaid, Oversexed and Over Here
Living Through History
The Shock of Berlin-the first post-war tour
The Post-war Band
On the Road
Ivy the Woman
Pop go the Big Bands
Silver Lady
Memories
Legacy

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2020011930

Control Number:

3038024

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