Eugenie Baird

Eugenie Baird
Eugenie Baird in 1950
Born	November 19, 1923
Died	June 12, 1988 Brewster, New York
Nationality	American
Occupation	Singer
Known for	Singing with big bands and on old-time radio programs
Home town	Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania

Eugenie Baird (November 19, 1923 – June 12, 1988) was a singer best known for her work with big bands and on musical programs on old-time radio.

Baird was from Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Eugene Baird. Her father's obituary described him as a construction foreman, but another source said that she came "from a theatrical family." She sang in choral groups in grammar school.

Baird's early experiences in radio included a thrice-weekly program of her own on KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She gained that spot via audition as a high school student.

For a year, Baird was Bing Crosby's singing partner on Kraft Music Hall on NBC. She had her own weekly program, Eugenie Baird Sings, on ABC in 1946, and she "was selected from more than 50 girls to sing the top tunes of all time." on Paul Whiteman's Forever Tops weekly program (also on ABC) that same year The job necessitated her relocation from New York to Hollywood. The show debuted January 21, 1946, and continued into 1947. She also sang on The Jack Smith Show on NBC.

Her other work on old-time radio included singing on The Alec Templeton Show (1947-1948), and Don McNeill's Breakfast Club. Beginning February 12, 1949, she became the "featured female singer" on Sing It Again. Also in 1949, she was one of a group of female vocalists who participated in a 13-disk series of electrical transcriptions that featured Eddy Duchin promoting the United States Navy Reserve.

Baird signed with Lang–Worth Feature Programs, Inc. in 1950 and was part of that company's Remember When series of electrical transcriptions. In 1954, she sang with Earl Wrightson in the weekly hour-long Musicland U.S.A. on CBS.