African-American vocalist and jazz bandleader

Anna Mae Winburn

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African-American vocalist and jazz bandleader
Genres
Music
Member of, past and present

International Sweethearts of Rhythm

Anna Mae Winburn and Her Sweethearts

Cotton Club Boys

Anna Mae Winburn (née Darden; August 13, 1913 – September 30, 1999) was an influential American vocalist and jazz bandleader who flourished beginning in the mid-1930s. An African American, 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.