A history of the all-girl big bands of the World War II era, including African-American and white groups; presenting firsthand accounts of over one hundred women who performed during the era, and examining the reasons why so little is known or remembered about the female musicians.
Discusses 1940's Broadway musicals, including "Oklahoma," "Carousel," "Pal Joey," "On the Town," "Annie Get Your Gun," "Finian's Rainbow," "Brigadoon," "Kiss Me, Kate," and "South Pacific.".
Traces the development of bebop music, with an analysis of its transition from jazz, comments on the contributions made by specific performers, and discusses bebop as an art form and commercial phenomenon.
