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The duo of Roy Kral and Jackie Cain (1928) were particularly well-known in the ’40s and ’50s. They combined vocalese, laughter and display business patter, with Cain also being truly a great ballad and interpretative vocalist. Kral fulfilled Cain in Chicago while he was playing piano inside a quartet. They …

Vocalist Jackie Cain (given birth to Might 22, 1928, Milwaukee, WI) and vocalist/pianist Roy Kral (given birth to Oct 10, 1921, Chicago, IL) first joined causes in 1946, and in 1996 they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary like a vocal duo. Jackie & Roy had been with Charlie Ventura’s music …