[Dixielandjazz] Hildagarde

[Don Ingle]

As I recall, she was the daughter of a Milwaukee saloon owner and of German
heritage. I have no recollection of anything like your story. I think the
gloves were her "schtick" trademark. She did sing a lot of flowery French
tunes, and that may be where the story came from
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Crockett" <rcrockett1@houston.rr.com>
To: "dix" <dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 8:58 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Hildagarde


> I heard last night that Hildagarde (singer, entertainer) was a leader of
the
> French resistance in WWII, and eventually captured and tortured. Her
> trademark long gloves were actually covering scars.
>
> Fascinating story, if true. Can anyone testify?
>
> (I couldn't find anything on the inet...)
>
> dc
>
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