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+ Constance Foore "Connee" Boswell (December 3, 1907, Kansas City, Missouri – October 11, 1976, New York) was an American female vocalist born in Kansas City but raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. With her sisters, Martha and Helvetia "Vet" Boswell, she performed in the 1930s as The Boswell Sisters and became a highly influential singing group during this period via recordings and radio. Connee herself is widely considered one of the greatest jazz female vocalists and was a major influence on Ella Fitzgerald who said, "My mother brought home one of her records, and I fell in love with it....I tried so hard to sound just like her."-WikiPedia Click here to read more about Connee Boswell Show, The

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Please enjoy these 10 old time radio episodes:

Air Date	Title	Synopsis
10.21.1944	first song buttermilk sky	+ Blue Network. The first tune is, "Pretty Kitty Blue Eyes." An announcement is made that starting ...
10.14.1944	first song five minutes more
07.12.1944	playing post office	+ Blue Network. The first tune is, "Pretty Kitty Blue Eyes." An announcement is made that starting ...
07.05.1944	fourth of july picnic	+ Blue net, WJZ, New York aircheck. The first tune is, "Come Out, Wherever You Are."
06.21.1944	coney island	+ Blue net, WJZ, New York aircheck. Sponsored by: Sustaining, Ludens Cough Drops (local). The first ...
06.14.1944	library finds	+ Blue net, WJZ, New York aircheck. Sponsored by: Sustaining, Luden's cough drops (local). The first...
05.13.1944	showboat
05.06.1944	tribute to annie get your gun
04.12.1944	guest harry gibson	+ Blue net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Harry Gibson plays a hot boogie woogie piano. The cast doe...
04.05.1944	the circus	+. Blue net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. The program features, "Connee's School Of Domestic Scienc...

Constance Foore "Connee" Boswell was an American female vocalist born in Kansas City, Missouri but raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. With her sisters, Martha and Helvetia "Vet" Boswell, she performed in the 1930s as The Boswell Sisters and became a highly influential singing group during this period via recordings and radio. Connee herself is widely considered one of the greatest jazz female vocalists and was a major influence on Ella Fitzgerald who said, "My mother brought home one of her records, and I fell in love with it....I tried so hard to sound just like her." In 1936, Connee's sisters retired and Connee continued on as a solo artist (having also recorded solos during her years with the group).

CONNEE BOSWELL