During the 1930s, swing bands combined jazz and popular music to create large-scale dreams for the Depression generation, capturing the imagination of America's

In this book you will find an astounding 400 biographies that highlight the history and personnel of the great bands. It is organized into four sections: “The

The marvelous words and music of the swing era with the bands and vocalists that made them famous.

The story, based on extensive individual interviews, of the women’s swing bands that toured extensively during World War II and after -- a kind of “League o

Fifteen-piece swinging dance bands swept the country in popularity during the big band era of 1935-1946, the only time in America's history to-date when jazz wa