Connie Haines (born Yvonne Marie Antoinette JaMais; January 20, 1921 – September 22, 2008) was an American singer and actress.

Her 200 recordings were frequently up-tempo big band songs with the Harry James and Tommy Dorsey orchestras, and Frank Sinatra.

[2] Her mother Mildred JaMais (February 15, 1899 – January 7, 2010) died about sixteen months after her daughter, shortly before her 111th birthday.

[2] After a number of regional successes and winning the Major Bowes contest, she was hired by Harry James, who asked her to change her name.

[7] Haines gave "command performances before three presidents of the United States: Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson.

Her first marriage, on September 7, 1951,[10] was to World War II flying ace Robert DeHaven, a Hughes Aircraft executive and test pilot,[11] (January 13, 1922 – July 10, 2008) in 1951.

A newspaper article said: "X-rays showed that her hip bones had separated and one was dangling, twisting the spinal cord.

Jive," a television musical special billed as a nostalgic tribute to World War II entertainers.

[19][20][21][22] In 1981, Haines described herself as "an ambassadoress for Home Savings and Loan," adding that the firm provided concerts to raise funds for charities.