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The Hour of Charm Orchestra as seen in a screen capture from Army-Navy Screen Magazine Number 22

The Hour of Charm Orchestra was an American musical group led by Phil Spitalny. Popular in the 1930s and 1940s,[1] it was an all-female orchestra in an era when most orchestra members were male.[2] The group was also known as Phil Spitalny's All-Girl Orchestra.[3]

  1. ^ Hoff, Chris; Harnett, Sam (August 2, 2016). "The World According to Sound: The Hour of Charm Orchestra". KQED. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. ^ Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. pp. 331–332. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  3. ^ "Evelyn Klein Spitalny, Violinist, Is Dead at 79". The New York Times. New York, New York City. 1990. Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

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