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Ina Ray Hutton Snapshot

First Name

Ina

Last Name

Hutton

Middle Name

Ray

Date of Birth

13 March 1916

Build

Slim

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Star Sign

Pisces

Date of Death

19 February 1984

Place of Death

Ventura, California, USA

Cause of Death

diabetes

Ethnicity

White

Height

Hair Color

Blonde

Claim to Fame

The only woman to lead a prominent Big Band in the 1940s

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Couple Profile

Ina Ray Hutton (March 13, 1916–February 19, 1984) was an American female leader during the Big band era, and half-sister to June Hutton. Hutton was born as Odessa Cowan in Chicago, Illinois. She began dancing and singing in stage revues at the age of eight. She attended Hyde Park High School on the South Side of Chicago. It was in the 30`s that she appeared on Broadway in George White`s "Melody" and also in the Ziegfeld Follies. In 1934 she was asked to lead an all-girl orchestra, the Melodears which was disbanded in 1939. In 1940 she led an all-male orchestra, it was later disbanded in 1946. She married Randy Brooks late in the 1940s. She retired from music in 1968 and died in 1984 of complications from diabetes.

Couple Profile Source

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ina_Ray_Hutton

Full Name at Birth

Odessa Cowan

Wikipedia Text

Ina Ray Hutton (March 13, 1916 � February 19, 1984) was an American female leader during the Big band era, and sister to June Hutton.

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