Dorothy Collins (born Marjorie Chandler; November , â€" July , ) was
a Canadian/American singer, actress, and recording artist.Collins was
born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and adopted her stage name in her
mid-teens. As a youngster, she sang on radio stations in Windsor and
Detroit. In , at age , she and her family were introduced to
bandleader/composer Raymond Scott in Chicago. Shortly thereafter, she
became Scott's protégée. In early , at age , she became a featured
vocalist with Scott's orchestra, performing on radio and on tour.
Scott groomed her for stardom, which included coaching her vocals
(pitch, phrasing, and delivery) and mentoring her performance skills.
In the late s, she contributed vocals to the revived Raymond Scott
Quintette, a sextet that released records on the bandleader's own
Master label and served as house band on the radio program Herb
Shriner Time. In , after Scott was hired to conduct the orchestra on
the popular CBS Radio program, Lucky Strike's Your Hit Parade, Collins
was trained by Scott to lead his sextet on tour in his absence.In ,
Your Hit Parade moved to NBC television, with Scott retained as
conductor. Shortly thereafter, at Scott's urging, Collins auditioned
for a vocalist slot and was hired. She shot to nationwide fame as one
of the show's featured vocalists, singingâ€"and acting in costumeâ€"in
sketches dramatizing popular songs of the day. After her absence from
Your Hit Parade during the â€" season (a new cast of singers replaced
Collins and her fellow vocalists), Collins returned for the series'
final season on CBS Television ending in April .
a Canadian/American singer, actress, and recording artist.Collins was
born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and adopted her stage name in her
mid-teens. As a youngster, she sang on radio stations in Windsor and
Detroit. In , at age , she and her family were introduced to
bandleader/composer Raymond Scott in Chicago. Shortly thereafter, she
became Scott's protégée. In early , at age , she became a featured
vocalist with Scott's orchestra, performing on radio and on tour.
Scott groomed her for stardom, which included coaching her vocals
(pitch, phrasing, and delivery) and mentoring her performance skills.
In the late s, she contributed vocals to the revived Raymond Scott
Quintette, a sextet that released records on the bandleader's own
Master label and served as house band on the radio program Herb
Shriner Time. In , after Scott was hired to conduct the orchestra on
the popular CBS Radio program, Lucky Strike's Your Hit Parade, Collins
was trained by Scott to lead his sextet on tour in his absence.In ,
Your Hit Parade moved to NBC television, with Scott retained as
conductor. Shortly thereafter, at Scott's urging, Collins auditioned
for a vocalist slot and was hired. She shot to nationwide fame as one
of the show's featured vocalists, singingâ€"and acting in costumeâ€"in
sketches dramatizing popular songs of the day. After her absence from
Your Hit Parade during the â€" season (a new cast of singers replaced
Collins and her fellow vocalists), Collins returned for the series'
final season on CBS Television ending in April .
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