Betty Madigan
Betty Madigan (born 1928) is an American traditional popular singer and actress. Born in Washington, D.C., Madigan attended Catholic University. Career. In 1954, Madigan was rated "the newer female vocalist [with] the greatest chance to become one of the top female vocalist names" in a poll of disc jockeys conducted by "Billboard". That year, she appeared on "The Red Skelton Hour", "The Dave Garroway Show", and "The Colgate Comedy Hour". In 1956, she portrayed Martha Cratchitt in a 1956 episode of "The Alcoa Hour" called "The Stingiest Man in Town," a musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas  Carol. Madigan performed on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in 1957, and on "The Dick Clark Show" on 1958. A description of Madigan in a 1959 issue of "Gramophone" said that she sounds like Alma Cogan and also resembles her. In November 2018, Jasmine Records released a two-CD compilation of her singles recorded between 1953 and 1961, totaling 58 songs. Sepia Records also released a CD containing two of her albums, "Am I Blue?" and "The Jerome Kern Songbook" Personal life. Madigan lives in Bal Harbour, Florida, where she is socially active.