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Danny Kessler Show

July 11, 2017

Join Horace Heidt Jr. as he welcomes Columbia Records National…

Sally Kellerman

May 24, 2017

Sally Clare Kellerman (born June 2, 1937)[2] is an American actress,…

Paula Kelly Jr & The Modernaires

May 24, 2017

Kelly sang with orchestras led by Dick Stabile, Artie Shaw, and…

Marilyn King

May 24, 2017

Born and raised in Pleasant Grove, Utah, about 35 miles south…

Dick Kerr Part 1

May 24, 2017

One of the most talented performers on the Horace Heidt Show.…

Ken Berry & Dick Kerr

May 23, 2017

Join Horace Heidt Jr. as he interviews Horace Heidt Orchestra…

Paula Kelly Jr & The Modernaires

Born and raised in Pleasant Grove, Utah, about 35 miles south of Salt Lake City, the King Sisters originally were part of the "Driggs Family of Entertainers". Their father was William King Driggs.[1] Their first professional job was with a Salt Lake City radio station, from which they graduated to a station in Oakland, California. In the early 1930s sisters Luise, Maxine and Alyce formed a vocal trio along the lines of their idols, the Boswell Sisters, and traveled to San Francisco to audition for radio station KGO (to replace the Boswell Sisters themselves, who were leaving the station)." After this, Maxine retired to home life in Oakland and sisters Donna and Yvonne were added to the roster.[2] https://vimeo.com/221344197 In 1935, the King Sisters accepted a job with bandleader Horace Heidt. Gradually, relations between the King Sisters and Heidt deteriorated to the point where they left the band.[why?] In the following years, they separately and together sang with the bands of Artie Shaw's Old Gold program and Charlie Barnet and Al Pearce series. They turned down a request to be the vocal group for the Glenn Miller Orchestra. They recorded for Bluebird Records, a sub-label of RCA Victor Records and the same label as Miller, and also had their first hit with a vocal version of Miller's hit, "In The Mood".[citation needed] In 1937, Luise married guitarist Alvino Rey. At the peak of the sisters' success, they appeared in a number of 1940's Hollywood films. During World War II, they appeared regularly on Kay Kyser's radio series. In 1965, they began hosting their own ABC television-network series, The King Family Show, which featured family members including Alyce's husband, actor Robert Clarke, and her sons, Ric and Lex de Azevedo, and Cam Clarke, as well as other talent. The show ran from 1965-1966, with a 1969 revival.[3] A second generation of the King Family, the Four King Cousins, continues to carry on the musical tradition. More prominently, Luise's grandsons Win and William Butler are also musicians, being part of the noted Montreal-based indie rock/baroque pop Arcade Fire.

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