When I was a kid, one of the big TV shows was "My Three Sons." I was familiar with the later color version of the show, rather than the original black and white version. In this version of the show, oldest son Robbie (actually the middle son) was married to a woman named Katie who in real life was Tina Cole, part of a popular singing group called The King Family.
Tina Cole Pictures
When not running around with Fred MacMurray, the King Family was appearing on their popular TV show, singing ultra-psychedelic versions of Jimi Hendrix and Grateful Dead songs. OK, not exactly.
But I wasn't aware of the earlier history of this family until The Music's Over reshared a 2009 entry on Yvonne King Burch.
Yvonne King Burch was a member of the popular singing group, the King Sisters, who came to prominence during the swing era....
Considering their style of music, I shouldn't be surprised that their history predates the Beatles...and Elvis.
Be sure to read the rest of the Music's Over entry for more about Yvonne King Burch.
As it turns out, Tina Cole was Yvonne King Burch's daughter.
