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Swing sisters : the story of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm / Karen Deans ; illustrated by Joe Cepeda.

by Deans, Karen.

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Holiday House, c2015.

781.65082 D284s

International Sweethearts of Rhythm -- Juvenile literature.

Women jazz musicians -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

Women, Black -- Biography -- Juvenile literature

9780823419708 (hc)

0823419703 (hc)

Alternate title:

Story of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm

32 p. : col. ill. ; 23 x 28 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

In 1909 Dr. Laurence Clifton Jones opened a special home for African American orphans in Mississippi called Piney Woods Country Life School. There, students worked hard on their studies, and no one worked harder than the young musicians who played in the Sweethearts, the schools all-girl swing band. Their music had rhythms and melodies that got people dancing! When the Sweethearts left Piney Woods, they moved to Washington, D.C. It wasn't always easy, and it wasn't always safe, but the talented Sweethearts of Rhythm ultimately became an international sensation. Joe Cepeda's exuberant illustrations celebrate these brave musicians who chipped away at racist and sexist barriers, and whose music reminded audiences how great it feels to be alive.

Biography, Juvenile.

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