The station manager had told the operator of the control room to turn on the microphone if she ever started to sing.
In the early 1930s The Triolettes played on local stations CFRB and WBEN (in Buffalo, New York and Toronto, Ontario, Canada).
They first played on a weekly radio program called The Banjo Twins, which included Jack Clemens, Loretta's brother.
Loretta Clemens Tupper (Born 6 May 1906, Marblehead, Ohio - Died 17 September 1990, The Bronx, NY) was later famous for her acting career, she played the old lady in the Fruit of the Loom commercials and a character on the TV show Sesame Street called Mrs. Mae Trump.
[2] Loretta Clemens married violinist Frederick H. Tupper (Born 5 October 1904 - Died 31 May 1974).
The Crooning Banjo Sisters played on Syracuse, New York radio stations WFBL and WSYR.
The following dates were scheduled live on-air performances for The Triolettes on WBEN and CFRB: The Triolettes – (and Queer Quirks) Wednesday September 21, 1931 on radio station CFRB (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) - 9:00-9:30 (The Niagara Falls Gazette, Wednesday September 21, 1931 pg.