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9781575791432
This is an honest first-hand account of the little big band singer from Savannah, Georgia. The story tells of her start with the big bands of Harry James and Tommy Dorsey and when she sang shoulder-to-shoulder with Frank Sinatra. It also tells of her performances before four presidents; her cross-country tours with the Abbott & Costello radio show; her movies; her singing tours with superstar Jane Russell, band vocalist Beryl Davis and actress Rhonda Fleming; her work as the American Cancer Society's National Spokesperson. She received the 1988 Courage Award, presented by Ronald Reagan at the White House. Grudens worked closely with Connie Haines to complete this book.Grudens, Richard is the author of 'Snootie Little Cutie The Connie Haines Story' with ISBN 9781575791432 and ISBN 1575791439.
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