Marjorie Hughes

Marjorie Hughes (born Marjorie Carle, December 15, 1925)[1] is a former singer. She is the daughter of bandleader and pianist Frankie Carle and was a singer in her father's band. After singers Betty Bonney (aka Judy Johnson) and Phyllis Lynne had come and gone, Carle was auditioning new female singers - some in person, and some by means of demo records. Carle's wife sneaked in a demo of their daughter recorded from a radio program. She was singing with the Paul Martin band[2] in her first singing job. Carle liked the singer he heard on the demo, at first unaware that it was Marjorie.[3] When he decided to give his daughter a chance with his band, Carle changed her name to Marjorie Hughes, so that the public wouldn't know she was his daughter until he could be certain she'd make the grade. The band made a hit record with Marjorie on the vocal, entitled "Oh, What It Seemed To Be." With the success of that song, Walter Winchell announced that Marjorie Hughes was actually Frankie Carle's daughter.[3]

Marjorie Hughes
Birth nameMarjorie Carlone
Born (1925-12-15) December 15, 1925
Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
GenresBig band, easy listening, pop standard
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1946-1950

Marjorie stopped singing with the Carle orchestra in 1948 "because of illness."[4] By 1950, she was working in television and radio on the west coast.[5]

Radio

Hughes was the featured female singer on Your Hit Parade on Parade.[6]

Personal life

Marjorie married to Hughey Hughes, a pianist with Carle's orchestra in 1945;[7] after four years of marriage, they divorced in 1949.[8]

See also

References
  1. "RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Ancestors & Kin of Susan Crosby Finizia a Rhode Island Based Family ~Newman, McConnell, Cahir, Dunlevy, Crosby~". Retrieved 2013-11-30.
  2. "Paul Martin Is Scheduled For Dance Tonight". Oregon, La Grande. La Grande Observer. March 20, 1944. p. 3. Retrieved February 26, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Gilliland, John (1994). Pop Chronicles the 40s: The Lively Story of Pop Music in the 40s (audiobook). ISBN 978-1-55935-147-8. OCLC 31611854. Tape 3, side B.
  4. Gwynn, Edith (September 1, 1948). "Hollywood". Pennsylvania, Pottstown. Pottstown Mercury. p. 4. Retrieved February 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Mattox, Margaret (May 21, 1950). "Frankie Carle Deplores Lack of Romantic Songs". Ohio, Mansfield. News-Journal. p. 30. Retrieved February 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Your Hit Parade On Parade". Maine, Portland. Portland Press Herald. June 5, 1949. p. 33. Retrieved February 26, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Chick With The Band Sings Of Two Teasing Wolves". Maryland, Hagerstown. The Morning Herald. June 24, 1939. p. 6. Retrieved February 26, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Carle's Daughter Weds". Tennessee, Kingsport. Kingsport Times. July 29, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved February 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
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