Mildred Springer

American big band bass player and vocalist. Born December 18, 1921 in Portland, Oregon Died April 08, 2009 (87 years old) Irvine, California. At an early age, she became interested in music and began to play the bass and started playin in dance bands and traveling the U.S. with bands Hazel Fisher All Girl Band, Ada Lenard All Girl Orchestra, Ina Ray Hutton, Jack Teagarten Orchestra, Franki Carl and His Girlfriends, Hank Penny and the California Cowhands, Jaye P. Morgan, and George Liberace. It was while she was on the road in Southern California that she met her future husband Lloyd Springer (2), who was traveling with the Eddie Miller (Combo) Band. They were soon both employed by the Jack Teagarden And His Orchestra, both as bassists and Mildred as singer. They were married Sept. 11, 1945 and shared 62 years together. Mildred sang vocals with Hal Derwin And His Orchestra in 1947 while her husband played bass in the same band. Mildred and Lloyd continued their love in the music business throughout their lives and were both life time members of the Professional Musician's Union in California. While living in southern California, Mildred and Lloyd enjoyed studio jobs and occasional movie work in live orchestras. Mildred appeared in, "Goodbye My Fancy", with Joan Crawford and Robert Young and "My Dream is Yours", with Doris Day, Jack Carson, Eve Arden, and the Ada Lenard Orchestra. During the 1960's, Mildred was a bassist and vocalist for George Liberace at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, in Hollywood, California. She and her husband both played bass, side by side in the Fresno Philharmonic during the 1970's.