Description
Book Synopsis
Long before organized baseball or the armed forces experienced racial integration, the big band jazz and swing culture of the depression years was breaking down barriers. This book explores the fan culture and how the music served as a bridge between white American identity and a national culture.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Pt. 1: From Jazz to Swing, 1929-1935 1: Just One More Chance: The Fall of the Jazz Age and the Rise of Swing, 1929-1935 Pt. 2: Now they Call it Swing, 1935-1942 2: The Crowd Goes Wild: The Youth Culture of Swing 3: Swing Is Here: Benny Goodman and the Triumph of American Music 4: News from the Great Wide World: Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and Black Swing Bands 5: Swing Left: The Politics of Race and Culture in the Swing Era 6: The City of Swing: New York and the Dance Band Business in Black and White Pt. 3: Culture Noir, 1942-1954 7: Swing Goes to War: Glenn Miller and the Popular Music of World War II 8: The War in Jazz 9: Coda and Conclusion: Red Scares and Head Scares Notes Index
