Pauline Byrns (May 6, 1917 – September 18, 1990) was an American singer who recorded successfully in the swing era of the late 1930s and 1940s, notably with Artie Shaw and the vocal groups Six Hits and a Miss and The Starlighters.
At the age of 17 she won a talent contest in Washington, and began singing and touring with big bands.
In 1937 she moved to California and joined the singing group Three Hits and a Miss to replace Martha Tilton.
As the group changed personnel, so its name changed, later recording as Six Hits and a Miss; the group's other members included Vince Degen, her husband Jerry Preshaw,[2] Howard Hudson - later her second husband - and Tony Paris.
Her voice is a rich contralto, best in the lower register..."[3] The group recorded with Bing Crosby, appeared in several movies in the early 1940s, including the Marx Brothers film The Big Store, and performed regularly on the Bob Hope Show on radio.