Sax Appeal - Ivy Benson and Her All-Girl Band

Sax Appeal tells the story of Ivy Benson, the famous wartime leader of an all-female jazz and swing band. Battling the dangers and privations of wartime touring, male opposition and the constant loss of her 'girls' to American Servicemen, she formed a professional band which entertained successfully for over forty years.

Table des matières

Chapter 1. Big Bands

Chapter 2. Changing Times-The 1930s

Chapter 3. Ivy

Chapter 4. Early War

Chapter 5. ENSA (Entertainments National Service Association)

Chapter 6. Battle of the Saxes

Chapter 7. The Wartime 'Girls'

Chapter 8. Overpaid, Oversexed and Over Here

Chapter 9. Living Through History

Chapter 10. The Shock of Berlin-the first post-war tour.

Chapter 11. The Post-war Band

Chapter 12. On the Road

Chapter 13. Ivy the Woman

Chapter 14. Pop go the Big Bands

Chapter 15. Silver Lady

Chapter 16. Memories

Chapter 17. Legacy

A propos de l'auteur

Born in the north of England, Janet Tennant spent many years lecturing and traveling in Europe and beyond. She worked in private companies, public organizations and charities to study and improve workplace relationships. Meeting so many people she knows that there is a unique story in everyone's life and that many factors affect what we become. Fascinated by such life stories she has written biographies, particularly of women in the arts and music. Her last book, Mistress and Muse, highly acclaimed by music critics, was the story of Ursula, poet, librettist and lover of composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. This book looks at quite a different musical woman, the indomitable Ivy Benson who led a band of all-female musicians.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Janet Tennant
• Edition: Rowman and Littlefield
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781538133279
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-3327-9
• Pages: 192
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits) > Correspondance, journaux intimes; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Musique > Général, dictionnaires; Jazz, Swing, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Big Band & Swing, Musicians, singers, bands & groups, Popular Music, Composers & songwriters