Bands, Booze and Broads

The author has talked to more than 60 American musicians who played with the "big-name" bands and have lived to tell the tale. This work provides an insight into the good times and the bad of a period of musical history as seen through the eyes of those who have experienced it.

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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.