Beginning her singing career at age 13, she was nicknamed "Her Nibs,
Miss Georgia Gibbs" (which made reference to her petite size) by (then)
radio host Garry Moore. Along with Moore, she also performed on Danny Kaye and
Jimmy Durante's radio shows.
Her novelty songs included "If I Knew You Were Coming, Id've Baked a
Cake" and "The Hula Hoop Song".
Retired in the early 1960s.
Parents were Russian-Jewish immigrants. Her father died when she was
six months old. She spent many of her childhood years in an orphanage
separated from her siblings.
She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6404 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.