HIS 315 1st Edition Lecture 7Outline of Last Lecture I. Red ChannelsII. Malcolm X's Suspicious deathIII. History as an exclusionary discourseIV. Women in swing during the warOutline of Current Lecture I. International Sweethearts of RhythmII. Midterm REviewIII. Racial/Gender relationships IV. Jim Crow implicationsCurrent LectureKeywordInternational Sweethearts of Rhythm Midterm Review: -Review sheet ready by 2/25 with most of ID's and 4-5 essay questions (write 2)-Half made of keywordsoObtaining credit: 1/2 define the keyword: who, what, when, where. 1/2 is cultural significance: in relation to discussion and context, reference a reading for each keyword!! -NEED A BLUEBOOK-Review sheet given in advance; prep for all answers in advance! Phil Spitalny's "Hour of Charm" Orchestra was the most prominent women's musical group of the time (1934-1954) -All white women-Classical instrumentation-Long white dresses International Sweethearts of Rhythm "Americas hottest musical group" DocumentaryTimeframe: 1937 (later years of the depression, beginning of WWII -1949 end of WWIIRated as one of the top 10 bands of the time period; few recordings available -Mixed race, all women swing band that originated as a school band in the Mississippi Delta-Prejudiced as women -> didn't dress with the same 'eye candy' sex appeal that other women's musical group did (Melodears)These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.-The draft took most of the men during the war so women were promoted to higher positions in bands-Black bands were prominent early, then white bands started to use black arrangements-Discouraged formation of cliques and one-on-one relationships; combating stereotypes that all female musical groups are lesbians oTrumpet player called "Tiny Davis" actually was a lesbian-Stayed on the bus when they were on tour because as they toured through the south because there was no place for an integrated group to stay togetheroIt was understood that black bands played for black audiences and white bands played for white audiencesThe white members of the band had to paint their faces to look black so that they could play in all black venues; the police would escort them off the stage if they were caught-Many believed since they were mixed-race and women that they couldn't play as well as black male bands but they were wildly popular all over the nation and eventually toured all over Europe to entertain the black soldiers primarily-When the soldiers came back home, men were given back their positions again, kicking the women out of the spotlightoMany of the sweethearts returned to home-life, changing the dynamic of the group-Referred to as a 'novelty' band; demeans their talent, constantly combating this termo"You play good for a girl" Making music in a "Jim Crow" World-Bands split along a black/white binary in spite of their multiracial characteroInvisibility of Latinas, Asian Americans and Native Americans-Whites passed as blacks and blacks passed as whites and other races passed interchangeably tooto overcome stereotypes of different venues-"Musicians were the ones that learned people how to be