The International Sweethearts of Rhythm - Best Female Jazz Band

I thought I should share this amazing female band with you all who are not familiar with The International Sweethearts of Rhythm. They were the top female jazz/swing band of the 1940’s. Though they don’t get much recognition and attention like Duke Ellington and Count Basie and never were inducted into the Jazz or Swing or Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, these women were just as good as the men and could really swing hot jazz, they were talented and plus here’s the proof. Anna Mae Winburn, the bandleader, led the band with beauty, elegance, style, and glamour. Tiny Davis was the big personality of the band and she could vocally and trumpet. There were a lot of female bands in the 30’s and 40’s but the International Sweethearts of Rhythm was number one, but all the female bands back then were great, but they never got a chance to be superstars, never inducted into the Jazz/Swing Hall of Fame because of sexism, women were expected to sing, not play instruments, arrange, direct, produce,