Martha Tilton
Singer, Musical Artist
1915 – 2006
Who was Martha Tilton?
Martha Tilton was an American popular singer during America's swing era and traditional pop period. She is best known for her 1939 recording of "And the Angels Sing" with Benny Goodman.
Tilton and her family lived in Texas and Kansas, relocating to Los Angeles when she was seven years old. While attending Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, she was singing on a small radio station when she was heard by an agent who signed her and began booking her with larger stations. She then dropped out of school in the 11th grade to join Hal Grayson's band.
After singing with the quartet Three Hits and a Miss, she joined the Myer Alexander chorus on Benny Goodman's radio show, Camel Caravan. Goodman hired Tilton as a vocalist with his band in August 1937. She was with Goodman in January 1938, when the band performed the first jazz performance at Carnegie Hall. She continued to appear as Goodman's star vocalist through the end of 1939.
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- Born
- Nov 14, 1915
Corpus Christi - Also known as
- The Liltin' Miss Tilton
- Liltin' Martha Tilton
- "Liltin' Miss Martha Tilton."
- Liz Tilton
- Martha Tilton With Orchestra
- Tilton, Martha With Orchestra
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Leonard K. Vannerson
(1940/04/01 - ) - Jim Brooks
(1953/05/03 - 2006/12/08) - David A. Thomas
( - 1937/07/03)
- Leonard K. Vannerson
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Fairfax High School
- Lived in
- Corpus Christi
- Died
- Dec 8, 2006
Brentwood
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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