Ina Ray Hutton
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Ina Ray Hutton was an American singer, bandleader, and the elder sister of June Hutton. She led one of the first all-female big bands.
Hutton in 1942
Ad for a Hutton concert at the Army Air Base, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 22, 1942
Frances Klein
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Frances Klein, also known as Frances Siskin was an American jazz musician who began her career in the early 1930s. She played trumpet in a number of jazz bands.
Ina Ray Hutton
…Hyde to lead an all-girl orchestra, the Melodears, As part of the group's formation, Mills asked her to change her name. The group included trumpeter Frances Klein, Canadian pianist Ruth Lowe Sandler, saxophonist Jane Cullum, guitarist Marian Gange, trumpeter Mardell "Owen" Winstead, and trombonist Alyse Wells…
Klein 1929