Episode 24: Doris Day
from Stories Behind the Songs Hosted by Frank LaSpina
Doris Day was on her way to a dance competition when she and her partner were hit by a train. Bedridden, her mother arranged for singing lessons as therapy, of sorts, and by 19 she had a #1 national hit, going on to be Hollywood’s all-time box office queen.
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