Frances Klein

[1] Klein was born on October 19, 1915, in Cleveland, Ohio, where she played trumpet in the Glenville High School Band.

Around 1935, she was invited to play in Kermit Dart's All-Girl Band, which was led by Irene Vermillion.

Klein traveled the country for two years with Vermillion's dance act/revue, "Rhapsody in Red."

Around that time, she was also the sole female member of Freddie Shafer's band.

In the late seventies, the Siskins moved to Jacksonville, Florida, where Klein continued playing trumpet in groups including the Jacksonville Bulls Pep Band, the Jacksonville Gator Pep Band, and a senior citizen's band known as High Society.