[78-L] Surviving dance orchestra vocalists

[Ray Kilcoyne]

Besides the five already mentioned, and depending on when you consider the 
end of the Big Band Era, here are five more:
Kitty Kallen (Jan Savitt, Artie Shaw, Jack Teagarden, Jimmy Dorsey, Harry 
James)
Gloria DeHaven (Jan Savitt, Bob Crosby, Guy Lombardo)
Joan Leslie (Jimmy Dorsey)
Kaye Ballard (Spike Jones)
Ed Ames (Russ Morgan)
There are a few others who sang during the Big Band Era, but as far as I can 
determine, no connections to big bands.
RayK
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From: Julian Vein
Kay Starr and Doris Day (just!)
>
Kristjan Saag wrote:
> Topic discussed before, but the answers change with time, inevitably.
> So, apart from the three 98-years-old ladies Vera Lynn, Bea Wain and
> Helen Clare (who was "rediscovered" some time ago by BBC - see posts
> from 29 and 30 of August) - are there any other vocalists from the Dance
> Bands era around?
> For those who'd like to hear Helen Clare herself talk about her career,
> here's a link to BBC Radio 4's "Saturday Live" from 29 August.
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b067vh8n