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Sammie Lee Tucker

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Sammie Lee Tucker Famous memorial

Birth
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Death
18 Jun 1994 (aged 73)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA GPS-Latitude: 32.9249386, Longitude: -96.7440327
Plot
Masonic Section - Tucker Family Plot
Memorial ID
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Vocalist, Musician. She was a member of The Tucker Sisters, a singing group that received national acclaim during the forties and fifties. They began their professional career in 1936. The Tucker Sisters were one of many successful sister trios during World War II. They headlined at major nightclubs from New York to California and appeared regularly on live CBS radio programs. The group enjoyed popularity as recording artists and peformed with the USO during World War II. After the trio disbanded in the early 1950s, Sammie Lee continued with a solo career and often traveled with MGM's Cavalcade of Stars during frequent press junkets to promote the studio's stars.
Vocalist, Musician. She was a member of The Tucker Sisters, a singing group that received national acclaim during the forties and fifties. They began their professional career in 1936. The Tucker Sisters were one of many successful sister trios during World War II. They headlined at major nightclubs from New York to California and appeared regularly on live CBS radio programs. The group enjoyed popularity as recording artists and peformed with the USO during World War II. After the trio disbanded in the early 1950s, Sammie Lee continued with a solo career and often traveled with MGM's Cavalcade of Stars during frequent press junkets to promote the studio's stars.

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  • Originally Created by: Ashley
  • Added: Jul 5, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9043411/sammie_lee-tucker: accessed ), memorial page for Sammie Lee Tucker (15 Aug 1920–18 Jun 1994), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9043411, citing Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.