Closeup of article about Bunny in WILNews of July 20, 1928.

WIL News from July 20, 1928, featuring an article on Bunny, who was 18 at the time. See next image for closeup of article.

Undated St. Louis Star clipping featuring Bunny & Sis.

This undated KWK radio schedule from an unidentified newspaper shows Bunny performing as Piano Pals and Bunny Longo, banjoist.

Page 1 of 3: This school paper was written on April 11, 1926, when Bunny was just 16. It describes her audition for KMOX Radio. The “we” she mentions probably refers to one or more of her sisters.

Page 2 of 3: Whenever Bunny performed on the radio in the evening, her high school teacher always called on her the next day, making sure that she wasn’t neglecting her homework on those nights.

(Source: Story told by Bunny to her daughter)

Page 3 of 3: Bunny went on to perform on other St. Louis radio stations –KMOX, WIL, and KWK we know for sure. She performed as a soloist, as well as with her sisters, and with the KMOX Melody Maids.

With banjos, drums, cornet, bass viol and various other musical instruments, sixteen radio stars well-known to radio-land, trouped their way to Frisco train No. 3 on the morning of October 31, at the St. Louis Union Station. There a special car attached to train No. 3 took them to Springfield, Mo., where they presented a program at the Ontra Hall, under the auspices of the Lion’s Club of that city. The trip was sponsored by the Atwater-Kent dealers association of Springfield.

The Brown & Hall Supply Company of St. Louis, distributors of Atwater Kent, had installed a radio previous to the departure of the train, and had decorated the interior of the car. Shortly after the train started, the radio was turned on, and the artists of radiodom enjoyed the programs broadcast while enroute to Springfield.

In the party were the well-known Melody Maids who are especially well known overKMOX. This band of girls is led by Miss Ethel Arnold. The Bendeau Entertainers, Ben Hotmer and Bill Tebeau were also in the party. The Misses Margie Heid and Helene Heid, versatile in the art of playing various musical instruments accompanied the party as well as the vocalist, Jack Coleman.

These stars entertained at the Ontra until midnight, when the entire party went to the Jefferson Theatre where they presented fourteen acts of vaudeville, introducing themselves personally to the audiences which had heard them over the radio so often. The Lion’s club had sold tickets for the affair and it was conceded to have been one of the biggest events staged in Springfield for sometime.

Others In the party were: Misses Madeline Jennings, Edna Higgins, Mary Caulfield, Lola Lee, Gretchen Kimmel, Opal Ashley, Altalie Clair, Bunny Longo and Alma Rotter; Messrs. A. K. Richard and Tom Mac-Leod.

The party returned to St. Louis on the “Texas Special” November first.

“At present (1930) she is one of the ‘Melody Maids’ who have been featured over the radio, at conventions, banquets, moving picture houses and at similar places where good music is in demand.”

(Source: St. Louis Globe-Democrat Sunday Magazine, September 7, 1930)