The Moon Maids


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The Moonmaids (sometimes styled as Moon Maids) were an American female jazz and popular vocal quartet that started out as college student entertainers under the name North Texas Swingtet. As the Swingtet, they launched and performed with the Aces of Collegeland at the University of North Texas in 1943 and grew in popularity throughout the region. Vaughn Monroe hired the group, renamed it The Moonmaids, and debuted them with his orchestra on April 11, 1946, at Loews Theater in Washington, D.C. The Moonmaids rapidly rose to national acclaim performing and recording with the Vaughn Monroe Orchestra for RCA Victor. Within four months of joining Monroe, the Moonmaids were on the cover of Down Beat (August 26, 1946) and featured in Radio Mirror (January 1947). With personnel changes now and then, the Moonmaids performed with Vaughn Monroe from 1946 to 1952.

Founding members
Katie Myatt (1943–1947)
Hilda Tinker Cunningham (1943–19??)
Arline (Arlene) Truax (1943–19??)
Mary Jo Thomas (1943–19??)

Other members
Maree Lee (1947–1952)
Virginia Lee (1950s)
June Hiett (19??–19??)
Lois Wilber (19??–1953)

APPEARANCES +


Various
America's Greatest Hits 1950 (Expanded Edition)
2020, 4xCD, Comp, Acrobat,
Various
Big Band Memories / 1945-1969
1991, 4x CD, ,
Barbershop/Big Band
Various
Your Hit Parade 1947
1989
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Songs For Always
1987, 2x12", Comp, Mono, RE, RCA Special Products
Vaughn Monroe
Golden Voice Of Vaughn Monroe
1984
Various
Big Band Dance
1981, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, Gat, Grammofon AB Electra, ,
Big Band
Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Charlie Barnet
The Film Tracks Of Woody, Stan, Charlie, Lena, Judy...
1979, LP, Comp, Joyce, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Original Hits Of The 30's En 40's
1975, 2x Vinyl Gatefold,
Various
This Is The Era Of Memorable Song Hits: The Decade Of The 30s
1972, 2x Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Various
Joyous Noel
1968, 4x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Vocal/Opera/Folk/Holiday
Various
Hits Of The '30s
1957, LP, Comp, Mono, Ind, RCA Camden
Various
Hits Of The '30s
1957
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Meet Me Tonight In Dreamland
1956
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Dance With Me!
1956
Various
Honor Roll Of Hits 1934-1935
1954, 10", Comp, RCA Victor, ,
Big Band
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Mountain Laurel / Ooh! What You Did
1952
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
You'll Never Get Away / A Man's Best Friend Is His Horse
1952
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Everlasting / Red Sails In The Sunset
1951
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Frosty The Snow Man / The Jolly Old Man In The Bright Red Suit
1951
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Shall We Dance / On Top Of Old Smoky
1951
Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra
Laura Lee / Got Her Off My Hands (But Can't Get Her Off My Mind)
1951
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Tenderly / I Like It, I Like It
1951
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Bamboo / It's Easter Time
1950, Shellac, 10", His Master's Voice,
Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra* / Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra*
A Chapter In My Life Called Mary / Bamboo
1950, Shellac, 10", His Master's Voice,
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Bamboo / A Little Golden Cross
1950
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Dream A While / Dream A Little Dream Of Me
1950
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Over And Over / It’s Easter Time
1950
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
A Senorita's Bouquet / Don't Lie To Me
1949
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Busy Doing Nothing / Is It Too Late
1949
Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra*
Riders In The Sky / Don't Lie To me
1949
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
The Jolly Old Man In The Bright Red Suit (And The Whiskers On His Chin)
1949
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Vieni Su
1949
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
So This Is Love
1949
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Cool Water / What Do I Have To Do (To Make You Love Me)
1948, Shellac, 10", His Master's Voice,
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
The Loveliness Of You / Completely Yours
1948, Shellac, 10", Cam, RCA Victor
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
In My Dreams / The Chocolate Choo-Choo
1948
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
What Do I Have To Do / A Little Imagination
1948, Shellac Indianapolis Pressing, ,
Vocal
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
If I Could Be The Sweetheart Of A Girl Like You / It's My Lazy Day
1948
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
If I Steal A Kiss / What's Wrong With Me?
1948
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Melody Time / Blue Shadows On The Trail
1948
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
It's The Sentimental Thing To Do / Like We Used To Do
1948, Shellac, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
There's Music In The Land / Every Day I Love You
1948
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Down Memory Lane
1948
Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra
Nina Nana (Neena Nah-Na) / Mahalani Papa-Do (Hoy Hoy)
1947, Shellac, 10", RCA Victor, ,
Vocal
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
You Can't Hide Your Heart Behind A Kiss / Dreams Are A Dime A Dozen
1947, Shellac, 10", RCA Victor
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Dream / We Could Make Such Beautiful Music
1947, Shellac, 10", His Master's Voice
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
My, How The Time Goes By / I'm Still Sitting Under The Apple Tree
1947, Shellac, 10", RCA Victor
Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra*
It's My Lazy Day / There! I've Said It Again
1947, Shellac, 10", His Master's Voice
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
How Soon? / I Wish I Didn't Love You So
1947, Shellac, 10", His Master's Voice
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Give A Broken Heart A Break / The Maharajah Of Magador
1947
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Kokomo, Indiana / You Do
1947
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
How Soon? / True
1947
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Passing Fancy / In A Little Book Shop
1947
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
The Maharajah Of Magador / Dardanella
1947
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Tallahassee / I Wish I Didn't Love You So
1947
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
We Knew It All The Time / As You Desire Me
1947, Shellac Indianapolis Pressing,
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Beware, My Heart! / The Pleasure's All Mine
1947
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
The Stars Will Remember / Ballerina
1947
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Matinee / Someone Cares
1947
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Did You Ever See A Dream Walking / I've Got A Pocketful Of Dreams
1946
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
It's Dreamtime / We Could Make Such Beautiful Music
1946
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Meet Me Tonight In Dreamland / My Isle Of Golden Dreams
1946
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Just The Other Day / When The Angelus Is Ringing
1946
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Vaughn Monroe's Dreamland Special
1946
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Life Can Be Beautiful / Hold Me, Hold Me, Hold Me
1946
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
The Things We Did Last Summer / More Now Than Ever
1946, Shellac Camden Pressing, ,
Vocal
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Dream / My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time
1946, Shellac,
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
You Can't See The Sun When You're Cryin' / And So To Bed
1946
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Who Told You That Lie? / It's My Lazy Day
1946, Shellac Indianapolis Pressing, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra And Charlie Spivak And His Orchestra
How Soon / Tenderly
Shellac, 10", His Master's Voice
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
In My Dreams / Anniversary Song
Shellac, 10", His Master's Voice
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
All The Time / When The Angelus Is Ringing
Shellac, 10", His Master's Voice,
Various
Wishing You A Merry Christmas
Box + 6xLP, Comp, Reader's Digest, ,
Holiday/Novelty/Classical/Hawaiian/Gospel/Country/Choral/Vocal/Easy Listening
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Mountain Laurel / Lady Love
Shellac, 10", His Master's Voice
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
The Jolly Old Man In The Bright Red Suit / Snowy White Snow And Jingle Bells
Various
20 Years Of #1 Hits, 1940-1959
7x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Vocal
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Dance Ballerina Dance / Ma-Ha-Lani-Papa-Doo
Shellac,
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Frosty The Snow Man / Could Be
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
A Strawberry Moon / You Are The One
Various
10 Jahre Schlagerparade 1941-1950
10x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Schlager
Various
Christmas Way Back Home
2017
Various
Sounds Of The Fifties - Nineteen 50
2004, 3xCD, Comp, Reader's Digest, ,
Easy Listening
Various
As Time Goes By - 100 Greatest Hits From The Past
2003, 4xCD, Album, Comp, Mono, Disky
Vaughn Monroe
The Ultimate Collection
2001, CD, Comp, Prism Leisure Corp. Plc
Various
Those Wonderful Years: It's Magic
1995
Various
Timeless Classics, Volume Two
1991, CD, Comp, Ariola
Various
Das Waren Schlager 1945
1983
Vaughn Monroe, Ted Weems, Orrin Tucker
Spotlight On Vaughn Monroe, Ted Weems, And Orrin Tucker
1977, LP, Album, Joyce
Vaughn Monroe
This Is Vaughn Monroe
1972, 2x Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Vocal
Various
A Merry Christmas With World-Famous Artists
1967
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Vaughn Monroe's Caravan
1952
Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
Vaughn Monroe's Dreamland Special
1949
Vaughn Monroe, Betty Norton, The Moon Maids
Magic Carpet - Episode 630
1947, Reel, 7" Reel, Mono, P/Unofficial, Rec, Armed Forces Radio Service