Marjorie Lynn (Lynne) (July 21, 1921 Finley, Wisconsin – June 19, 2016 Ann Arbor, Michigan) was a singer who gained fame from WLS-AM radio in Chicago and the National Barn Dance, the precursor to the Grand Ole Opry. She began as a country-western singer and then transitioned to the swing style when she and her trio joined the United Service Organizations (USO) tour.
The Meri-Maids, from left to right, Ruth Sanfheil, Mary Rumachick, and Marjorie Lynn, who toured with the Roy Smeck USO Show during World War II.
National Barn Dance, broadcast by WLS-AM in Chicago, Illinois starting in 1924, was one of the first American country music radio programs and a direct precursor of the Grand Ole Opry.
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The Barn Dance in 1940