Yvonne Devaney

American Country singer and songwriter, she played piano, guitar and bass. She recorded under a variety of names including: Yvonne O'Day, Vonnie Taylor, Vonnie Mack, Jean Dee. Born Dec. 12, 1925 Retrop, Oklahoma. Died March 14, 2016, Kingman, Kansas. BMI IPI# 183357946. At the age of two, she began singing and yodelling, and by 11 she won a contest playing classical piano. She received a BMI Citation of Achievement Award for her writing and held the honorary Comission Rank of Commodore in the Oklahoma Navy. She also sang with her sister Mary McGowan as part of the "The McGowan Sisters". also known as "The Oklahoma Sweethearts".