Loretta Lee (2)

American vocalist, sang with George Hall And The Hotel Taft Orchestra. Born June 14, 1913 in New Orleans, Louisiana Died January 21, 1977 (age of 63). She sang with the Boswell Sisters at charity functions when she was young and later studied music at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, winning a Peabody scholarship for four years and a Juilliard scholarship for one year. In the fall of 1935, she became a featured vocalist on "Your Hit Parade". A visit to New York City in 1932, when she was 18, led to a singing engagement for Lee at a New York night club, launching her career. George Hall, leader of the orchestra at the Hotel Taft, heard her singing and invited her to perform with his orchestra, which she did that same evening, and later on recordings.