The king sisters biography

The King Sisters were a Big Band-era vocal group comprised of sisters from the Driggs family—members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Each of the six sisters—Maxine, Luise, Alyce, Donna, Yvonne, and Marilyn—sang with the group at one time, but the group generally consisted of four singers. They had two other siblings, Karleton and Bill.

They were born and raised in Pleasant Grove, Utah, about 35 miles south of Salt Lake City.

The king sisters biography

For fourteen years, their father, William King Driggs Sr. (known as King), was a professor of music and a voice teacher at several colleges in Colorado and Utah. He was also the first music teacher for his six children, as he taught them how to sing and play various instruments.

As the economic limitations of the Depression weighed upon the large family, he supplemented the family income by performing with his family as The Driggs Family of Entertainers. They traveled throughout the West on the weekends and during the