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Anna Mae Winburn, née Darden (August 13, 1913 - September 30, 1999) was an African-American vocalist and jazz bandleader who flourished beginning in the mid-1930s. She is best known for having directed the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, an all-female big band that was perhaps one of the few — and one of the most — racially integrated dance-bands of the swing era.〔Liz, Sher (1987), "The International Sweethearts of Rhythm", ''Sage: A Scholarly Journal on Black Women. 4''(1), pp. 59-60.〕 ==Family== Anna Mae Winburn was born to a musical family in Port Royal, Tennessee, and migrated to Kokomo, Indiana, at a young age.〔Daniels, Douglas Henry, ''One O'clock Jump: The Unforgettable History Of The Oklahoma City Blue Devils.'' Beacon Press (2006), p. 197.〕 Her mother's maiden name was Canell.〔(Minnesota Death Certificate Index ) for Anna's sister, Julia M. Hughes.〕 She, with two of her sisters :Anna Mae had three sisters: Matilda, Judy, and Easter # Julia Mae (Judy) Darden (b. December 20, 1920). Judy sang with groups around Minneapolis, and was once married to Frank Perkins, a competent pianist and son of "Red" Perkins.〔Verbal recollection of Stewart "Dirk" Fischer, given to the contributor of this article via email, October 28, 2007. In 1948-49, Judy Perkins was divorced, according to Mr. Fischer, who knew them personally.〕 Sometime around 1961 Judy married a saxophonist and bandleader Percy Caesar Hughes of Minneapolis.〔(Percy Caesar Hughes, Jr. ). USTA.com. Retrieved 5/5/08.〕 Judy, then known as Julia Mae Hughes, died of lung cancer on January 1, 1975. # Easter Darden; Easter married drummer and vibist William "Jeep" Stewart, and after divorcing him, later married James Overton. Anna Mae's marriage and children Anna Mae married Eustace "Duke" Pilgrim (b. 1921 as Eustace Michael Pilgrim; d. 1970) around 1948.〔McPartland, M. (2003), ''Marian McPartland's Jazz World: All in Good Time'', University of Illinois Press, p. 142.〕 Together, they had four children. They lived in Elmhurst, NY, among many Harlem transplants and jazz greats. Duke Pilgrim had a prior marriage to Alberta Adams. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anna Mae Winburn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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