A post in celebration of Women’s History Month The International Sweethearts of Rhythm were the first fully integrated all-girl band, featuring members who were black, white, Latin American, Native American, and Asian. It was founded by Dr. Laurence C. Jones, principal and bandleader of the Piney Woods Country Life School, a Mississippi Orphanage, who (inspired [...]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:55AM on March 29, 2013