Yikes, I forgot!My Mum (Dorothy Fielding) was a music star in Toronto during the thirties. Had her own radio show (on CKEY, I think) and formed Canada's first "All Girls Big Band". T'was called "Dottie and the DEBS". Don't know if they ever recorded, but I've got tons of old posters. One that all my students see when they walk into my music room says "With her million dollar smile and her thousand dollar accordion"!!! A bit of a tacky way to advertise...but it WAS the thirties. I think her favourite band was Guy Lombardo...no wonder she hated my Woody Guthrie records!
Rick
By the way. Thanks folks for all these good stories. I wasn't sure if I should start this thread. Glad I did.