Stras 2009, p. 318: "Connie changed the spelling of her name to 'Connee' a few years after embarking on her solo career; various reasons have been put forward for this change, including that she found it difficult and tiring to dot the 'i' when signing autographs, as her right hand and arm were weakened by polio. Family sources maintain that her sister Martha persuaded her to make the change 'for good luck'." Stras, Laurie (2009). "Sing a Song of Difference: Connie Boswell and a Discourse of Disability in Jazz". Popular Music. 28 (3). Cambridge University Press: 297–322. doi:10.1017/S0261143009990080.
Only four months earlier at their very first session for Brunswick (March 19, 1931), a house orchestra composed of Bob Effros (trumpet); Tommy Dorsey (trombone); Jimmy Dorsey (clarinet); Arthur Schutt (piano); Dick McDonough (guitar); Joe Tarto (string bass) and Stan King (drums) had accompanied the Boswell Sisters on “Whad’ja Do To Me?” and “When I Take My Sugar to Tea.” This recording was released as Brunswick 6083. Vet Boswell recalled that after the first run-through of this session, the Boswells received a standing ovation as well as cheers and whistles from “the boys” who accompanied them.
Gerald Byrne (February 1, 1930). Brown, Harold P. (ed.). "Breneman's Stunt Is a Thriller for Fans"(PDF). Radio Digest Illustrated. National Broadcast Authority: 73.
