the Billboard charts for over four months. In a 2005 interview for the liner notes of her Jasmine Records CD release, Barton indicated that she never received a penny in royalties from either National or Mercury for her record's success, although by contract she was supposed to receive 5% of each sale. After the success of this record, she became a nightclub and stage performer, appearing at all the important clubs in New York City and many others. In the 1950s, she was a featured singer with Guy Lombardo and his orchestra. She moved to Coral Records in 1951 and charted with some cover versions of songs that were bigger hits for other artists, such as "Cry", "Sway", "Pretend", and others. In 1956, Barton moved to Epic Records. However, rock-and-roll quickly drove most singers of her generation from the charts and her chart hits dried up in the late '50s. After releasing singles for another four record labels, she retired from studio work in 1963. Despite 17 years of recording, Barton never produced an LP and her recorded output consisted entirely of singles and EPs. She also appeared in motion pictures and television, and continued to perform live until the early 1980s. Personal life Barton married industrialist Dan Shaw in Juarez, Mexico, April 15, 1961. She divorced Lawrence Kane, a salesman and career criminal who was a suspect in the Zodiac Killer murders. Death Barton died at her West Hollywood home from ovarian cancer at the age of 81. She had no children and was not married at the time of her death. Hit records References External links Photo Gallery of Eileen Barton Episodic log of The Eileen Barton Show from radioGOLDINdex 1924 births 2006 deaths Deaths from ovarian cancer Musicians from Brooklyn Vaudeville performers Deaths from cancer in California Savoy Records artists Crest Records artists Capitol Records artists Mercury Records artists Burials at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery 20th-century American singers 20th-century American women singers Coral Records artists 21st-century American women National Records artists