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Tracy, Sheila

Reference

World's Work Ltd.

Talking Swing: The British Big Bands

The elegant world of top hat, white ties and tails has gone for ever, but in Talking Swing the musicians relive those times, bringing to life an unforgettable pre-war era when they played for as long as the customers wanted to dance.

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Mainstream Publishing

Bands, Booze and Broads

<p>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.</p>

Arts & Photography

Music

From Palace to Palais, the musicians who played in the big bands tell their own stories of an unforgettable era in this book. Talking Swing brings to life the magic of the big bands. Among those recalled are Ambrose, Jack Hilton, Geraldo, Ted Heath, and Syd Lawrence, who took over when almost everyone else had packed it in and who kept on swinging against all odds. This was the golden age of the big bands, and the story of those days is told by the men and women who made the music.

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