Died On This Date (September 22, 2008) Connie Haines / Prolific Big Band Singer
Posted by themusicsover on September 22, 2009
Connie Haines (Born Yvonne JaMais)
January 20, 1921 – September 22, 2008
With Frank Sinatra
Connie Haines was a prolific big band singer whose voice could be heard on over 200 recordings. She was just four years old when she began performing publicly, and by the time she reached her early teens, she was a regular on local radio programs. Throughout her career, Haines performed or recorded with Tommy Dorsey, Frank Sinatra, Harry James and Frankie Laine. She died of myasthenia gravis, a neuromuscular disease, at the age of 87.