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Betty Jane Baker (née Phillips; May 6, 1927 – April 2, 2002) was a singer, songwriter and vocal contractor, who worked as a backup singer on recordings by Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin, The Righteous Brothers and Sam Cooke, among others.
Apr 13, 2002 · Born Betty Jane Phillips in Birmingham, Ala., she sang in big bands and had her own local radio show at age 14. She caught Rooney’s eye when she represented Alabama in the 1944 Miss America...
Betty Jane Baker (née Phillips; May 6, 1927 – April 2, 2002) was a singer, songwriter and vocal contractor, who worked as a backup singer on recordings by Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin, The Righteous Brothers and Sam Cooke, among others.
Apr 14, 2002 · Born Betty Jane Phillips in Birmingham, Ala., she sang in big bands and had her own local radio show at 14. She caught Rooney’s eye when she represented Alabama in the 1944 Miss America...
Sep 9, 2020 · Betty Jane Baker (born Betty Jane Rase on May 6, 1927 in Birmingham; died April 2, 2002 in Rancho Mirage, California) was Miss Birmingham in 1944, and had a long career as a singer, songwriter and performer. Betty Jane was raised by engineer Ernest Rase and his wife, Lena in a house at 708 9th Court West.
Singer of Pop. A.k.a. Betty Jane Phillips. American backup singer, vocal contractor and TV actress, born May 6, 1927 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA, died April 2, 2002 in Rancho Mirage, California, USA. She was married to Mickey Rooney from 1944 to 1948 with whom she had two sons Mickey Rooney Jr. and Tim Rooney.
As Betty Jane Rase, she was Miss Alabama in 1944 at age 17 and 4th runner up in the Miss America 1944 pageant. Sites : Wikipedia , Imdb , kimsloans.wordpress.com
