MEMORY OF THIS DANCE ~ Donna & Her Don Juans 1942.wmv

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Channel: MrRJDB1969 · 2010 · Music

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MEMORY OF THIS DANCE ~ Donna & Her Don Juans  ~ Larry Cotton ~ Horace Heidt & His Orchestra ~ 3/30/42 ~ Columbia Records # HCO767 . 
Larry Cotton is the featured vocalist on this recording. Horace Heidt featured several vocal groups with his orchestra, one being The Four King Sisters and another, Donna & Her Don Juans. "Donna" was actually , Donna Wood, the sister of another "Song Bird", named Gloria Wood , who found her fame singing with Kay Kyser & his Orchestra . In fact, at one point, both the Wood sisters sang with Kay Kyser & his Orchestra. Sadly, Donna died of a heart ailment on April 8, 1947 at just 29 years old and with her passing, the group known as Donna & Her Don Juans , faded into history. The Don Juans consisted of George Jackson, Jimmy O'Brien, & Eddie James. Other group members included: Art Carney ,Gordon McCrae, & Charlie Goodman.

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