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International Sweethearts of Rhythm

 
Artist: International Sweethearts of Rhythm

Group Members:

Tiny Davis, Anna Mae Winburn, Carline Ray, Violet Burnside

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Kit McClure
  • Formed: 1939
  • Disbanded: 1949
  • Genres: Jazz
  • Representative Albums: "International Sweethearts of Rhythm

Biography

Probably the finest all-female jazz group, the International Sweethearts of Rhythm was formed in 1939 at the Piney Woods Country Life School in Mississippi. The 17-piece swing group, which was led by singer Anna Mae Winburn, included such fine soloists as tenor saxophonist Viola Burnside and trumpeter Tiny Davis. Eddie Durham and Jesse Stone were among the arrangers. The Sweethearts gradually became popular in the 1940s, appearing on radio broadcasts, touring the U.S., and visiting Europe (1945). The orchestra only made a few records before its breakup in 1949, but a couple of its broadcasts from 1945-1946 were released on a Rosetta LP. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
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