This column is sponsored by Arlington Arts/Arlington Cultural Affairs, a division of Arlington Economic Development. South Arlington’s neighborhoods were undoubtedly fertile ground for women musicians ...
NMAF copy 39088019788116 gift from Pearl Bowser. Contents Foreword / Billy Taylor -- 1. Prologue -- 2. Historical Overview -- 3. Piney Woods Country Life School -- 4. The Sweethearts' Early Years -- 5 ...
The story of a group of African American orphans who played in their school's all-girl swing band and after leaving school made "it to the big-time in an era when integrated musical groups were ...