Years active 1947–1950 Instruments Vocals | Occupation(s) Singer Genres Vocal jazz, swing Name Toni Aubin | |
Born September 22, 1927
Antioch, California ( 1927-09-22 ) Died February 10, 1990(1990-02-10) (aged 62)
San Joaquin, California) | ||
Birth name Maria Antoinette Rubio | ||
Toni Aubin (née Maria Antoinette Rubio; 22 September 1927 Antioch, California – 10 February 1990 San Joaquin, California) was an American female jazz vocalist. She is most known as a featured singer with Earle Spencer and His Orchestra. Aubin recorded with Spencer, the Louis Ohls Orchestra out of Arkadelphia, and the Phil Carreon Big Band out of Los Angeles.
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Pseudonym
Her stage name is that of the French composer Tony Aubin.
Family
Both of Rubio's parents were U.S. Citizens born in Spain. She was married for a short time to Howard Ansley Phillips (1929–2010) who, from 1947 to 1949, played baritone saxophone with the Spencer Orchestra. She gave birth to a girl in 1951, but gave her up for adoption (identity and whereabouts unknown). She also had a son, Ian Charles Phillips (born 30 Sep 1949 Pasadena, California), whom she raised.
In 1954, she married Jack Stanley Lanning (1923–2000) with whom she remained married until her death.