In April 1937, she joined Mitchell Ayres' group and sang at the Hollywood Restaurant in New York until November of the same year.
In January 1940, Gaylor joined Teddy Powell's orchestra,[1] but she left the band in early 1942 to marry Fred Dick, a doctor.
[2] Gaylor appeared with McIntyre's orchestra in three films: "Eddie Was a Lady" (1945), "Night Club Girl" (1945), and "Sing Me a Song of Texas" (1945).
[3] In October 1945, Gaylor put in her notice to leave McIntyre when her husband, who was a captain in the Army Medical Corps, was scheduled to return home from the war.
During a show at the Earle in Philadelphia, a situation arose between Gaylor and Georgia Gibbs, who was headlining the touring bill.