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Lucy Ann Polk and The Town Criers on film, 1945

The Town Criers jazz up an old American standard, "My Grandfather's Clock," in "Radio Stars on Parade" (RKO, 1945). The four Polk siblings - Gordon, Vernon Charles, Elva, and Lucy Ann Polk, (the taller of the two young women here) started out in Idaho but grew up in Spokane, Washington. In the early 40's they called themselves The Four Polks and also were called The Bobettes when singing with Bobby Sherwood's orchestra. In 1942, their musical arranger Jerry Fielding changed their name to The Town Criers and they sang with Les Brown's band. The height of their popularity was 1944-46 when singing with Kay Kyser, although by '46 the spotlight was mostly on Lucy Ann as a Kyser soloist. They were among the more innovative jazz vocal groups of their time, featuring offbeat chords favored by progressive jazz artists of the mid 1940's. After a period with Tommy Dorsey, the Town Criers disbanded in 1948 when Elva married. Lucy Ann Polk rejoined the Les Brown band around 1950, won Downbeat Magazine popularity awards and enjoyed a modestly successful singing career throughout the 50's. After 1960, her singing appearances were rare.