Pauline Braddy

Pauline Braddy
Born Mendenhall, Mississippi
Instruments drummer
Associated acts International Sweethearts of Rhythm

Pauline Braddy (born in Mendenhall, Mississippi) is an American drummer. She joined the International Sweethearts of Rhythm in 1939.[1] She attended the Piney Woods Country Life School[1] where the original members of the band had met.[2] Braddy participated in the bands USO tour of Europe in 1945, and remained a member until 1949, when she joined de: Vi Burnside's new group.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Braddy, Pauline". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts: Macmillan Publishers Limited. 2002.
  2. Feather, Leonard (April 13, 1980)


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