Swing Sisters

Swing Sisters
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Publisher : National Geographic Books
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ISBN-10 : 9780823450886
ISBN-13 : 0823450880
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Book Synopsis Swing Sisters by : Karen Deans

Download or read book Swing Sisters written by Karen Deans and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2021-08-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Back in 1909, not far from Jackson, Mississippi, Dr. Laurence Clifton Jones opened a special place for orphans named Piney Woods Country Life School. Dr. Jones loved music and wanted the children to love it too. In 1939 he started a school band that was just for girls, and he called it the Sweethearts. The music the girls played was called swing. It had rhythms and melodies that got people up on their feet to dance. And like all good music, it told stories about how it feels to be alive. After the girls left Piney Woods, the band stayed together and performed around the world. With their enormous talent and joyful music, the Sweethearts chipped away at racist and sexist barriers wherever they went.


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