"Texas" Jean Valli

Jean Valli (born May 13, 1926) is an American hillbilly music singer. Born Jean Vadala in on 13 May 1926, By age 17, she was not only an entertainer but also a promoter recruiting top country music stars to shows she promoted.

In the early 1950s she performed with Milton Berle when he hired her for his Kentucky Mountaineering Act, touring with him in the summer and playing clubs in Las Vegas, She played bass fiddle and guitar and wrote country songs, and was considered one of the top female yodelers. She was an active performer around the same time as June Valli, which caused some mix-ups.

Valli took on a teenage singer named Francesco "Frankie" Castelluccio as a protege in 1953. At a meeting with record producers, Valli introduced Castelluccio as her brother, thus giving Castelluccio his stage name, Frankie Valli. (ABC 11448) 1974 The World's About To Lose ( Biggest Fool) (Stop ST-154)