American singer and actress
Born: November 19, 1923 Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania Died: June 12, 1988 (64 years old) Brewster, New York.
She had a career in big bands, vaudeville and night clubs, stage and film, advertising jingles, and commercial recordings. She sang with Tony Pastor and his orchestra throughout 1941 and 1942 before joining Glen Gary in 1943.
She sang vocals on 3 hits that charted in the U.S. between 1943 and 1944 with Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra. Leading the way was the #1 My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart?), which was one of the top songs of 1943. In 1944 came #4 My Shining Hour, #12 Suddenly It's Spring, and #21 Don't Take Your Love from Me.
In 1944-45, Eugenie sang on the Kraft Music Hall with Bing Crosby. In 1946, she was on Paul Whiteman's show, Forever Tops, and in a Gershwin concert with Whiteman in Montreal. Baird was a regular vocalist on The Paul Whiteman Show in 1946-47, and was with him on a two-week all-Gershwin tour in January of 1947. She left Whiteman in February 1947 to pursue a solo career (though she appeared again with him in 1948). She made some solo recordings, including Blue Room, with the Bob Curtis Quartet in 1949 and three releases with Vinrob Records in 1953. She later made commercial jingles in the 1950s.