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Bands, Booze And Broads

Bands, Booze And Broads

Summary

In this captivating study of one of our most popular music genres, Sheila Tracy goes behind the scenes and talks to over 60 Americans who played with the most famous big bands - and who lived to tell the tale. This was no mean feat: swing music''s huge popularity brought the performers wild adulation and, for many, resorting to drugs and alcohol was the only way to keep up. These musicians relate their incredible experiences of life on the road, where the pressure to party every night was enormous.

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Sheila Tracy

Sheila Tracy played trombone with Britain's most famous all-girl band, The Ivy Benson Orchestra, and then formed a vocal/trombone due, The Tracy Sisters, before starting her broadcasting career with BBC Television in the 1960s. She later became the first woman to present the national news on BBC Radio Four.
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