Edythe Wright
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Edythe Wright (August 16, 1916 – October 27, 1965) was an American singer who performed from 1935 to 1939 with the band led by Tommy Dorsey.
Edythe Wright (August 16, 1916 – October 27, 1965) was an American singer who performed from 1935 to 1939 with the band led by Tommy Dorsey. ==Early life== Wright grew up in Highland Park, New Jersey. ==Big Band era== Wright became the first female singer with Dorsey's band after he left the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra to start his own group. Her career spanned from September 1935 through August 1939. Wright's acquaintance with an executive at Brown & Williamson tobacco company helped to secure a radio program for the Dorsey band. She was a fixture on radio (Jack Pearl Show). ==Post-Dorsey era== After Wright left Dorsey's group, she had a solo singing act. In September 1940, she was joined by Ruth Lowe, forming a new act that debuted in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1943, she starred on Victory Caravan, a variety show on radio station WIP in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ==References== U.S. Census 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 Rose Shiffman, "The Edythe Wright Story" AfterBeat Summer 1972 Peter Levinson, Tommy Dorsey: Livin' in a Great Big Way ==External links== Edythe Wright recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings.
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