Helen Forrest
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Helen Forrest was an American singer of traditional pop and swing music. She served as the "girl singer" for three of the most popular big bands of the Swing Era, thereby earning a reputation as "the voice of the name bands."
Helen Forrest in 1945.
Publicity photo of Forrest and Haymes at the start of Haymes' radio show in 1944.
Artie Shaw
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Artie Shaw was an American clarinetist, composer, bandleader, actor and author of both fiction and non-fiction.
Shaw c. 1947
Artie Shaw performs his "Concerto for Clarinet" in 1940.
Artie Shaw and The Rangers, 1943
Shaw in Second Chorus (1940)