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Marilyn (Marylin) Duke (née Manfrey Lecta Duke; 3 October 1916 Jackson, Georgia – 7 August 1995 Clayton County, Georgia), was an American singer from the swing era of the mid to late 1930s and early 1940s. She began as a soloist in 1933 on radio in Atlanta, then, beginning 1936, was carried on syndicated and network radio from New York. In the first half of the 1940s, Duke traveled and recorded as a featured singer with big bands, notably with Vaughn Monroe. She distinguished herself as a rhythm singer — that is, a singer who swings. And, while with the Monroe Orchestra, she was acclaimed for having an engaging personalty. Duke was a tall brunette, and, according to journalists, attractive. As for her hair color, Duke was a blonde when she re-joined Monroe's band in 1944. After her career with big bands — after 1945 — and into the late 1960s, she performed on-and-off as a nightclub pianist-singer in the metropolitan areas of Boston, New York, and Newport, Rhode Island. Her recorded hits with Vaughn Monroe include "There'll Be Some Changes Made" and "The Trolley Song" — the latter being a late-1944, post-Petrillo-ban, rush-to-market, swing band vocal duet with Monroe.
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America's Greatest Hits 1944 [2018]
Song | Duration |
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The Trolley Song | 3:11 |
His Greatest Hits: The Manly Voice of the Forties [2016]
Song | Duration |
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The Trolley Song |
While the Music Plays On: The Girls of the Big Bands [2007]
Song | Duration |
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I Don't Want to Walk Without You | 3:21 |
Sentimental Gentleman of Song [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Trolley Song | 3:02 |
In the Mood With [2002]
Song | Duration |
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The Trolley Song [From Meet Me in St. Louis] | 3:15 |
Cocktail Hour [2000]
Song | Duration |
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The Trolley Song | 3:15 |
Racing with the Moon [ASV/Living Era] [2000]
Song | Duration |
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The Trolley Song | 3:14 |
Sentimental Journey [Life Styles] [1999]
Song | Duration |
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The Trolley Song | 3:11 |
The Very Best of Vaughn Monroe [1998]
Song | Duration |
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The Trolley Song | 3:13 |
Unknown Album
Song | Duration |
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Daddy | 3:13 |
Thumbs Up | 3:09 |
The Window Washer Man | 2:38 |
My Little Cousin | 2:53 |
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