Born in Montana in 1916, Martha Raye was the daughter of a vaudeville couple and joined her parents" act as soon as she learned to walk. She made her Broadway debut in the 1934 musical revue Calling All Stars. While appearing as a singer-comedienne at the Trocadero in Hollywood, Paramount quickly signed her to a contract and she literally exploded on the screen in her feature debut, Rhythm on the Range with Bing Crosby, easily stealing the picture with what would become her trademark song - (If You Can"t Sing It) You"ll Have to Swing It - better remembered today as "Mr. Paganini".