Jayne Walton

American entertainer, singer and actress. Born August 28, 1917 in San Antonio, Texas, USA — died January 10, 2010 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. After graduating from high school in 1937, Walton fronted big bands around Texas and Oklahoma. She then joined the house band at WOW Radio in Omaha, Nebraska, and in 1940 was hired by Lawrence Welk after hearing her on the radio. She left the Welk orchestra in 1945 to pursue a solo career. She toured the country both as a headliner, and opener for various other performers and orchestras. She largely retired from the entertainment business in 1952, when she married her husband and adopted the name Jayne Walton Rosen. She continued to make guest appearances on Welk's long-running television show, The Lawrence Welk Show.