June Hutton followed in the music industry behind her half-sister Ina Ray Hutton. Ina Ray's career had two iterations. The first started in the mid-thirties as the leader of an all female Big Band, The Melodears. The second came during World War II as the leader of an all male Big Band Orchestra that toured military bases around the United States and eventually landed her as an early host of her own television show (where she would lead, again, an all-female band). Although Hutton never recorded an album nor very many singles, both careers have been captured by a few compilations that collect her bands' singles, radio broadcasts and film performances. The album for this whistle-stop is Ina Ray Hutton and Her Melodears released by Vintage Music Productions.
Here is Ina Ray Hutton's discography:
Ina Ray Hutton and Her Melodears
The Definitive Collection 1934-1944 (compilation album)
1943 Spotlight Band Broadcasts (radio compilation album)
Swing Hutton Swing (featuring Ina Ray Hutton and Her Melodears)
A 1940s short (featuring Ina Ray Hutton and Her Orchestra)
Pass the Headphones!!
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