Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Elsie Bayron's European Tour

Budapest Royal Hotel - 1936/37

After five years of performing in Spain, Elsie Bayron fled to Paris in the fall of 1936 with her boyfriend, Dominican bandleader Napoleon Zayas. Afterwards, they joined with Benny Peyton's orchestra for A European Tour, appearing in Holland, Hungary, Turkey, Scandinavia and Egypt. 

Elsie & Napoleon married & returned to Spain upon the outbreak of WWII.

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