That Toddlin' Town: Chicago's White Dance Bands and Orchestras, 1900-1950 - Charles A. Sengstock - Google Books

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As a center for jazz and blues, vaudeville, and a budding recording industry, Chicago and its environs probably spawned more nationally recognized dance bands than any other city in the United States in the 1920s and 30s. While ample attention has been…