Eddie Durham's All-Star Girl Orchestra

Eddie Durham's All-Star Girl Orchestra
GenresJazz
Years active1943 (1943)–1945 (1945)

Eddie Durham's All-Star Girl Orchestra was an African-American all-female band started by arranger Eddie Durham in January 1942.[1][2] By November, the All-Stars were a part of Moe Gale's New York agency.[2] The group was also known as "Eddie Durham's All-Girl Band" and performed throughout the country and internationally. The All-Stars typically had between eighteen and twenty-two members and pulled musicians from other popular bands of the time, including The Harlem Playgirls and The International Sweethearts of Rhythm.[3][1][2]

  1. ^ a b Daniels, Douglas Henry (2006). One O'Clock Jump: The Unforgettable History of the Oklahoma City Blue Devils. Boston, Massachusetts: Beacon Press. pp. 196, 197.
  2. ^ a b c Tucker, Sherrie (2000). Swing Shift: "All-Girl" Bands of the 1940s. Durham and London: Duke University Press. pp. 26, 50, 106, 204, 229.
  3. ^ Erenberg, Lewis A. (1998). Swingin' the Dream: Big Band Jazz and the Rebirth of American Culture. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. pp. 199. ISBN 0-226-21516-4.