Good Morning POU! I'm ashamed that I did not know more about The International Sweethearts of Rhythm until I ran across this article via NPR. I remembered the name from the week featuring African American Women Bandleaders. Ernestine "Tiny" Daivs, one of the POU featured bandleaders, played with the band for 10 years. Another featured bandleader, Anna Mae Winburn, led the … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread with America’s Sweethearts!
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