"Armed with astounding archival research and first hand accounts from more than 100 female musicians, Sherrie Tucker…sets the record straight in Swing Shift, which chronicles the careers of such bands as the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, Phil Spitalny's House of Charm, the Darlings of Rhythm, and the Prairie View Co-Eds…Tucker traces the experiences of these women - from loving the music and wowing the fellas to sexual harassment and travels of a racially mixed groups through a Jim Crow South." - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

"A valuable new book on the largely forgotten history of female jazz." - NAT HENTOFF, Los Angeles Times

SHERRIE TUCKER is Assistant Professor of Women's Studies at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. A long-time jazz fan, she has conducted oral histories for the Smithsonian Jazz Oral History Programme, writes a column called "Jazzwomen Jam" for Jazz Now magazine, and was formerly a jazz radio announcer in San Francisco.

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