Helen Grayco

Helen Grayco
Grayco on the cover of Down Beat magazine, 1951
Background information
Birth name	Helen Greco
Born	(1924-09-20)September 20, 1924 Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Died	August 20, 2022(2022-08-20) (aged 97) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Traditional pop
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1932–1968

Helen Grayco (born Helen Greco; September 20, 1924 – August 20, 2022) was an American pop singer and actress. She was most famous for appearances with her husband Spike Jones on The Spike Jones Show in the 1950s and the 1960s.

She was also the mother of producer and Emmy recipient, Spike Jones Jr. and Leslie Ann Jones, a Grammy Award-winning recording engineer.^[1]

Grayco died on August 20, 2022 in Los Angeles, California, one month before her 98th birthday.^[2]

References

1. "Maureen Droney. "Leslie Ann Jones: DOING IT ALL" Mix magazine online, August 1, 1999". Archived from the original on February 17, 2012.
2. Helen Grayco, R.I.P.