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known and well played by other his secretary, he learned of her president of the Kiwanis Club.Phillips9 Violin Turns to Hot FiddleBy Nina Laura SmithParnassus Club—the name hasa nice story-book sound, doesn’t it? Her New York address is justthe sort of thing to go with therest of Jeanne Phillips’ present career, too. The 1940 graduate has been in New York since early summer studying violin at the Jul-liard Institute of Music.However, academic work is not now uppermost in Jeanne Phillips’ mind. Sh«* gets her music in the fascinating realm of hot fiddle artist with an all-Kiri orchestra. The tfroup Miss Phillips is with is backed by NBC and has been on tour all season—Baltimore, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington, and north to Canada.Appearing with Judy Canova has been one of the contacts with real “show business” personalities. The young movie star, Leni Lynn, also sings with the orchestra. Discovering she had a good “mike voice,” Miss Phillips herself does a feature vocal number in addition to her playing duties. Billboard Magazine, and others, have praised their shows.She has also found a facilityfor swing, which she believes is a money-making asset and not too harmful to serioua music if you’re careful. “I love to play’hot fiddle' every now and thanfor a change,” the former TSCW symphony concertmistreas writes.An interesting commentary on ♦he life of an orchestra musician is the heading to a letter from Jeanne Phillips. “Tuesday, 2:30 a.m. (just got through working)”it reads.She remarks that she has begun looking for gray hairs and feeling her teeth for signs of old age. Nevertheless, New York is a wonderful place to hear all the best concerts and see all the shows—sogoes the life of one TSCW music student who dreamed of “going Ka.st” and who got there.
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Denton Lass-o
Denton, Texas, US
Thu, Dec 19, 1940
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