Betty Jo Baxter

American big band-era singer. Born: December 1930 Wilmington, NC Died: November 17, 2021 Quincy, Massachusetts Betty Jo took on many different stage names in her early career, known to some as Betty Jo Baxter or Bobby Baxter. Throughout the 1940's and 50's she was the lead big band singer for the Freddy Guerra Orchestra, singing at the Totem Pole Nightclub in Newton, Massachusetts. After raising two kids, she resumed her singing career in the 1980's singing at functions with the Bob Bowlby Band.