Trivia

Provided a number of singing voices for film stars including Barbara Stanwyck.

After retirement, Martha's hobbies were golf, tennis, needlepoint, reading and swimming.

Younger sister Liz Tilton sang with Ken Baker in the mid-1930s and with Buddy Rogers at a later date. She also sang with Bob Crosby in 1941 and Jan Garber in 1942.

Was a member of the 1930s vocal group Three Hits and a Miss.

During World War 2, Martha toured the world with Jack Benny, Carole Landis and Larry Adler. They performed hundreds of shows for the servicemen stationed overseas.

Her 1947 song "That's My Desire" was featured in the 2011 video game L.A. Noire (2011).

Initially with Jimmy Dorsey and his band, she sang with Artie Shaw and Billy Mills in the post-Goodman years.

Among her later albums was "We Sing the Old Songs" (1957), a mix of older songs and recent standards with Curt Massey, who later became well-known for singing the theme song to the CBS rural series Petticoat Junction (1963).

Was known as "The Liltin' Miss Martha Tilton".

Sister of Liz Tilton.