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Born in the north of England, Janet Tennant spent many years lecturing and traveling in Europe and beyond. She worked in private companies, public organizations and charities to study and improve workplace relationships. Meeting so many people she knows that there is a unique story in everyone's life and that many factors affect what we become. Fascinated by such life stories she has written biographies, particularly of women in the arts and music. Her last book, Mistress and Muse, highly acclaimed by music critics, was the story of Ursula, poet, librettist and lover of composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. This book looks at quite a different musical woman, the indomitable Ivy Benson who led a band of all-female musicians.

Chapter 1. Big Bands Chapter 2. Changing Times-The 1930s Chapter 3. Ivy Chapter 4. Early War Chapter 5. ENSA (Entertainments National Service Association) Chapter 6. Battle of the Saxes Chapter 7. The Wartime 'Girls' Chapter 8. Overpaid, Oversexed and Over Here Chapter 9. Living Through History Chapter 10. The Shock of Berlin-the first post-war tour. Chapter 11. The Post-war Band Chapter 12. On the Road Chapter 13. Ivy the Woman Chapter 14. Pop go the Big Bands Chapter 15. Silver Lady Chapter 16. Memories Chapter 17. Legacy