Patti Dugan

Big band and radio singer from Idaho, active in the 1940s and early 1950s Dugan started her career singing locally in Idaho and Utah as Elna Mary Jensen, until successfully auditioning for the orchestra of Bobby Sherwood in 1942. Later she performed with the orchestras of Larry Clinton, Frankie Carle, Johnny Long, Stan Kenton, Les Elgart, and Vincent Lopez (2). Born: 17 October 1922 in Preston, Idaho, USA Died: 11 July 2007 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA