1. Martha Tilton was an American popular singer during America's swing era and traditional pop period.
19 Facts About Martha Tilton
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Martha Tilton is best known for her 1939 recording of "And the Angels Sing" with Benny Goodman.
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Martha Tilton's family moved to Edna, Kansas, when she was three months old.
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Martha Tilton then dropped out of school in the eleventh grade to join Hal Grayson's band.
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Martha Tilton was with Goodman in January 1938, when the band performed at Carnegie Hall.
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Martha Tilton has appeared as Goodman's star vocalist until the end of 1939.
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Martha Tilton had a No 1 hit with Benny Goodman's recording of "And the Angels Sing" in 1939.
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Martha Tilton had a major success from 1942 to 1949 as one of the first artists to record for Capitol Records.
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Martha Tilton's first recording for Capitol was "Moon Dreams", Capitol 138, with Orchestra and The Mellowaires, composed by Johnny Mercer and Glenn Miller pianist Chummy MacGregor in 1942.
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Massey and Martha Tilton starred in Alka-Seltzer Time, a 15-minute radio series broadcast weekdays on both CBS and Mutual.
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However, Massey and Martha Tilton has appeared together during the late 1950s on such shows as Guest Star and Stars for Defense.
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Martha Tilton's movies include Sunny, Strictly in the Groove, Swing Hostess, Crime, Inc, and The Benny Goodman Story.
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Martha Tilton appeared in several Soundies musical films of the 1940s.
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In 1960, Martha Tilton won a Southland Emmy Award as outstanding female personality for her work on KRCA.
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In 1961, Martha Tilton repeated as outstanding female personality, and the program won the Most Outstanding Musical or Variety Show award.
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Martha Tilton appeared as a guest star on The Jack Benny Program, on February 26,1963 where they reminisce about their work entertaining soldiers for the USO.
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Martha Tilton initially married Benny Goodman's manager Leonard Vannerson, and they had two sons.
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Martha Tilton married James Brooks, a test pilot, in 1948.
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On December 8,2006, Martha Tilton died of natural causes at her Brentwood home.