Tina Dixon

Dixon helped land her husband a spot in the show when the opening act called out sick, resulting in a five-year contract for Collins.

AFRS recordings were made by African-American artists to showcase their music to the United States Armed Forces and allied nations; they weren't meant for commercial release.

[4] Dixon is credited as the songwriter for the record, but shortly after, singer Helen Humes released the song under the title "Be-Baba-Leba" (Philo 106).

[6] The copyright controversy was noted in Billboard (January 26, 1946), when Humes' version was hot on the chart:Charlie Barnet has secured exclusive publishing rights for his Indigo pub outfit to the swing novelty tune.... Barnet closed deal for Be-Baba-Leba with Harold Oxley, the agent, who controlled original copyright of the tune introduced in the first place by Tina Dixon, whom Oxley manages.

[5]Dixon never achieved chart success, but she continued performing and befriending other entertainers, including comedian Redd Foxx.