Teddi Barra

The Last of the Big Time Swingers

Teddi Barra was discovered sitting on a soda fountain stool in an ice cream parlor three miles from Gentry, Arkansas. From there, her rise in show biz was meteoric, and the ravishing beauty is known as the Jewel of the Dakotas. Though she has always wanted to perform serious drama, her fans have never let her forget her feather boa and her parasol, both of which have been promised to the daughters of Benton County Western Museum when they wear out. In Grizzly Hall, she performs her famous “Heart, We Did All That We Could” while descending from the ceiling on a swing. She has been called the Last of the Big Time Swingers.