Peggy Gilbert & her all-girl band
Jeannie G. Pool, Lily Tomlin (Author of introduction, etc.), Jane Wagner (Author of introduction, etc.)
"Peggy Gilbert, born Margaret Fern Knechtges (1905-2007), arrived into a musical family and grew up hearing music in her house every day. A professional tenor saxophonist for more than eighty years, Gilbert inspired several generations of musicians and continued to perform professionally into her nineties. Her last band, Peggy Gilbert and the Dixie Belles, played hot Dixieland jazz on national television, at jazz festivals, and in concerts from 1974 until 1998. Their appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Golden Girls, Ellen, and Simon & Simon, among other programs, made them famous coast-to-coast, even as octogenarians. In Peggy Gilbert & Her All-Girl Band, Jeannie Gayle Pool profiles the fascinating life of this multitalented saxophone player. arranger, bandleader, and advocate for women instrumental musicians."--Jacket
Print Book, English, 2008
Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Md., 2008