Eileen Rodgers

Eileen Rodgers (July 10, 1930 – July 13, 2003) was an American singer and Broadway performer.

Career Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1930, she began her career as a nightclub performer, later singing as lead vocalist with Charlie Spivak's orchestra. She later recorded more than 30 singles and two LPs for Columbia Records,

In 1965, Rodgers appeared in the infamous musical flop Kelly which closed on Broadway after one performance. The Saturday Evening Post reported that Rodgers had burst into tears after a performance during the show's Philadelphia tryout, remarking, "I wish I was back in Tenderloin. It was a flop, but at least people were friendly." She served as a standby for Ethel Merman in the 1966 revival of Annie Get Your Gun.

Death Eileen Rodgers Thompson died of lung cancer on July 13, 2003, in Charlotte, North Carolina, three days after her 73rd birthday. She was survived by her husband William Thompson, two sons, and three grandchildren.