Connie Haines

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.

Publicity photo for G.I. Jive Musical Special (1980) featuring Haines, Andy Russell , and Hildegarde !