The Sweethearts of Rhythm toured in the U.S. and Europe in the Big Band Era . Saxophonist Dorothy Cron was the only white girl in the band . In the 1940s , Jim Crow laws kept Cron from sharing facilities with her bandmates . She was out on the street playing stickball when they picked her up . Band recruited other races to help with ` ` international '' part of their image .
The Sweethearts of Rhythm toured in the U.S. and Europe in the Big Band Era . Saxophonist Dorothy Cron was the only white girl in the band . In the 1940s , Jim Crow laws kept Cron from sharing facilities with her bandmates . Band recruited other races to help with ` ` international '' part of their image .