More Than You Know - Music

Connie Haines Yvonne Marie Antoinette JaMais Savannah Georgia January 20 1921 – September 22 2008 Clearwater Beach Florida Was An American Singer. Connie Haines Learned To Sing From Her Mother A Voice And Dance Teacher. Living In Jacksonville She Began Performing On The Radio Before The Age Of Ten. In 1931 She Appeared Over NBC Radio As Baby Yvonne Marie The Little Princess Of The Air Sang With Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra One Year Later And In 1934 Won A Vocal Contest On The Fred Allen Show. Haines First Big Band Contract Was With Howard Lally. At Age Of 16 She Was Singing With Harry James’ Band Her First Professional Gig With Frank Sinatra . Financial Problems Forced James To Fire Both Sinatra And Later Haines Both Subsequently Found Work With Tommy Dorsey. Beginning In 1940 Haines Sinatra And The Pied Pipers Made Dorsey’s One Of The Strongest Bands From A Pop Standpoint And Haines Appeared On Several Hits “Two Dreams Met ” “Oh Look At Me Now ” “Kiss The Boys Goodbye ” And “What Is This Thing Called Love?” After Leaving Dorsey’s Band Haines Joined The Bob Crosby Orchestra In 1941. As A Solo Singer She Recorded Singles And LPs For A Variety Of Labels During The Next Few Decades And Continued Performing Into The 90s. read less