Even years ago I thought of Marie as a very serious person. I know now that she didn't know me very well when she was telling me stories of her life. She wanted me to know the facts and that's how she related her life stories to me.
"I asked Marie to tell me a funny story. All her stories seemed to me so serious. Those of you that know me, know how much I love to laugh. Marie said, "I don't know if I have a funny story." The story she ended up telling me is hilarious in my estimation.
At the time this story happened, Marie had had three babies. She had gone to a Military Ball where Tommy Dorsey was going to be playing. Her second cousin's daughter sang with his band. Marie's cousin introduced Marie to Tommy and told him that Marie could sing. She asked him if Marie could sing with his band that night; just one problem, as with many new mothers, the babies had taken the calcium from her teeth. She had had to have her teeth pulled. She carried a fan with her. In
In those days they had no microphones, so the audience had to be quiet as little mice. She sang a song with a fan in front of her face which made hearing her even more difficult for the audience.
That night was exciting and embarrassing at the same time. However, how many of us can say we sang with the Tommy Dorsey Band?"
I'm going to add this for the younger readers. Tommy Dorsey went on to become one of the country's most well known band leaders in our country.
If she had had three babies, it would have been in the mid to
Tommy Dorsey played the trombone like the genius that he was. His band was called Tommy Dorsey's Greatest Band. He played Swing and Jazz.
She never told me what song she sang I would love to know. I also wish we had a video of her with that very famous band.
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