Marion Morgan
Marion Morgan (née Swires; born 14 December 1923) was an American vocalist who sang with Harry James from 1946 to 1949 before embarking on a solo career that flourished throughout the early 1950s.
Family
While performing with Harry James, Marion Morgan fell in love Sidney J. Beller (1913–1991), the band's road manager who decided to leave his job just before Morgan left in 1949. Sidney Beller and Marion Morgan were married in Las Vegas on October 7, 1949.[1][2] They had two children: Jay Howard Beller and Julie Lenore Beller.
References
General references
- The Complete Encyclopedia of Popular Music and Jazz, 1900-1950, Three volumes, by Roger Davis Kinkle (1916–2000), Arlington House Publishers, New Rochelle, NY (1974) OCLC 897890; ISBN 0870002295; ISBN 9780870002298
Inline citations
- ↑ Marriages: Beller–Morgan, Billboard Magazine, pg. 28, October 22, 1949
- ↑ Peter J. Levinson, Trumpet Blues: The Life if Harry James, Oxford University Press (1999) OCLC 40610134; ISBN 0195110307; ISBN 9780195110302