Ina Ray Hutton's Melodears 1936

Ina Ray Hutton and her all-girl Orchestra with "Melodears Swing".

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Music

Tags:

• dance
• jam
• jive
• swing
• jazz
• girl
• band
• bix
• dixieland
• thirties

[lolaandsimon]

My Aunt May played the horn in the Melodears... She let me play with her horn when I was a child. She unfortunately died very young. We don't have many pictures of her so thankyou for posting

Nancy

[harryoakley]

Thanks! What was her name and what exactly did she play?

[moonlightorchid99]

hey, thank you SOOOOO much for posting! i love Ina Ray Hutton, but no one's heard of her, and there's so little material of her:( and i'm glad that you posted something new of her

[ladyloveforevenmore]

I very much regret that there is so little evidence of her music and they are a great Orchestra - this female jazz band is very beautifull and they playing alltogether wonderful; especially Ina Ray Hutton is absolutely fascinating

[lolaandsimon]

@pedaltonz Yes the blonde lady on trombone! My aunt May! :~)

[pedaltonz]

Which horn did she play? Trombone or Trumpet? Blonde lady on the trombone? She was great! I love her solo on one of the other videos on here!

[pedaltonz]

Which horn did she play? Trombone or Trumpet?

[pedaltonz]

Amazing that they all had their music memorized, and the saxes can double so quickly from sax to clarinet and back again. Sad that there are not more bands like this anymore. I heard a tribute to all women jazz bands of the 30s-40s on NPR just yesterday. It was a great segment and featured the sweethearts of rhythm mostly, mentioned several girl bands. This music should be brought back to everyone's attention that 'Yes' women can compete with men on all levels in life and these bands prove it.

[lolaandsimon]

She went by the stage name May Navis her real name was May Navazio. She is the blonde lady playing the horn.