OBITUARY
Connie Haines dies at 87; big band singer co-starred with Sinatra
Connie Haines teamed with Frank Sinatra as lead vocalists for the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Many of her hit songs were the product of her warm musical partnership with Sinatra. She sang on his 89th birthday television tribute in 1995.
By Don Heckman
Special to The Times
September 26, 2008
Connie Haines, a petite and dynamic big band singer who performed alongside Frank Sinatra in the Harry James and Tommy Dorsey orchestras, died Monday in Clearwater, Fla. The cause of death was myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune neuromuscular disease. She was 87. (click on ‘Continue Reading’ for more)
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