About Bea Wain
Beatrice Ruth Wain (April 30, 1917 – August 19, 2017) was an American Big Band-era singer and radio personality born in the Bronx, New York City. She had several hits with Larry Clinton and His Orchestra, including "My Reverie", "Deep Purple", and "Heart and Soul". Wain and announcer Andre Baruch, her husband, co-hosted radio programs from the 1940s to the 1980s. == Career == Wain made her debut on radio at age 6 as a "featured performer" on the NBC Children's Hour. As an adult, she sang regularly on The Larry Clinton Show (NBC 1938), Monday Merry-Go-Round (NBC Blue 1941–1942), Starlight Serenade (Mutual 1944), and Your Hit Parade. She led the vocal group Bea and the Bachelors (with Al Rinker, Ken Lane, and John Smedberg). Her debut with Clinton was made in the summer of 1938 at the Glen Island Casino, New Rochelle, New York. === Recordings === On a 1937 recording with Artie Shaw, she was credited as Beatrice Wayne, which led some to assume that was her real name. On record labels, her name was shortened (without her permission) to "Bea" by the record company, ostensibly for space considerations. As she explained, "They cut it to 'Bea' Wain.
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