Monday, June 21, 2021

Meet Frances Carroll & The Coquettes

Frances Carroll and the Coquettes

On this Musical Monday, we bring you not just one song, but a full set along with with a floorshow! Check out the Girl Band 1940s-style, along with some really interesting dancing that's a cross between ballet and tap!

Bandleader Frances Carroll is like the female version of Cab Calloway--she's good-looking, she's charismatic, and she can sing and dance while swinging her baton!


Frances Carroll & 'The Coquettes' (1940)
Starring: Frances Carroll, Viola Smith, Eunice Healey, and the Coquettes Big Band
Director: Roy Mack
Rating: Eight of Ten Stars

Frances Carroll and the Coquettes was a popular all-woman big band during early 1940s and through the end of WW2. The short film we're presenting today is the only time Carroll appeared on screen


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