Moving on to station KFWB,[1] it was there that she was asked to audition for Gus Arnheim & His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra in 1931 at the age of 18.

Bing Crosby, then one of The Rhythm Boys, was beside her as it came time for her to go on, and she nervously commented to him that she did not know what to do with her hands.

"[2] On May 1, 1931, Loyce made a record with Crosby and the Gus Arnheim Orchestra called "Ho Hum!

They had a daughter, Marti Barris, who was born on April 6, 1937, in Hollywood, California and who became a singer as well.

Loyce later married Ken Hubbard, captain on the Santa Barbara police force.