- When Haines died at age 87, she was survived by her 109-year-old mother, Mildred JaMais (1899-2010).
- The first white singer to record for Motown Records, she released '14 songs written by Smokey Robinson, including "What's Easy for Two Is Hard for One".
- Once while performing the Dorsey Orchestra, an errant match ignited her evening gown. Frank Sinatra who was standing nearby managed to douse the flames with his sport coat. The never-say-die Connie got up and finished the song in her charred dress.
- Claims that Tommy Dorsey taught both her and Frank Sinatra how to breath properly so that each word had a clear sound.
- She sang on Frank Sinatra's 90th birthday TV tribute in 1995.
- Appeared with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra when she was 10, and also won a Major Bowes Original Amateur Hour" contest.
- As Yvonne Marie Antoinette Ja Mais, she auditioned for bandleader Harry James while singing for MCA in York, and it changed her life. Because Yvonne's entire name would not fit on the marquee and because "Haines" rhymes with "James", she changed it and added the less exotic name of Connie.
- Regular perfomer on Abbott and Costello radio show.
- She was a member of quartet named "The Four Girls" in the '50s.
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