Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
The forgotten story of the "all-girl" big bands of the World War II era, when American demand for swing skyrocketed as millions – isolated from loved ones – sought diversion, comfort, and social contact through music and dance.
Guests
- Clora Bryant Jazz musician (trumpet), former member of the Prairie View Co-Eds all-female jazz band
- Sherrie Tucker Author "Swing Shift: 'All-Girl' Bands of the 1940s" (Pub: Duke Univ. Press); Assistant Professor of Women's Studies at Hobart and William Smith Colleges
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