<P> The youngest of three siblings, she had two older brothers: Richard (who died before her birth) and Paul, two to three years older . Due to her father's alleged infidelity, her parents separated . She developed an early interest in dance, and in the mid-1930s formed a dance duo with Jerry Doherty that performed locally in Cincinnati . A car accident on October 13, 1937, injured her right leg and curtailed her prospects as a professional dancer . </P> <P> While recovering from an auto accident, Day started to sing along with the radio and discovered a talent she did not know she had . Day said: "During this long, boring period, I used to while away a lot of time listening to the radio, sometimes singing along with the likes of Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey, and Glenn Miller (...). But the one radio voice I listened to above others belonged to Ella Fitzgerald . There was a quality to her voice that fascinated me, and I'd sing along with her, trying to catch the subtle ways she shaded her voice, the casual yet clean way she sang the words ." </P> <P> Observing her daughter sing rekindled Alma's interest in show business, and she decided to give Doris singing lessons . She engaged a teacher, Grace Raine . After three lessons, Raine told Alma that young Doris had "tremendous potential"; Raine was so impressed that she gave Doris three lessons a week for the price of one . Years later, Day said that Raine had the biggest effect on her singing style and career . </P> <P> During the eight months she was taking singing lessons, Day had her first professional jobs as a vocalist, on the WLW radio program Carlin's Carnival, and in a local restaurant, Charlie Yee's Shanghai Inn . During her radio performances, Day first caught the attention of Barney Rapp, who was looking for a girl vocalist and asked if Day would like to audition for the job . According to Rapp, he had auditioned about 200 singers when Day got the job . </P>

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