Effective period / Period of releases: 1939 - 1946

Members: Charlie Ryan (3), Arlene "Babs" Johnson, Little Ryan

American trio formed in 1931 as "The Tree Ryans", originally consisting of brothers Charlie Ryan and Little Ryan, as well as Charlie's wife Babs Ryan (née Blanche Redwine). When they joined Fred Waring's orchestra in 1932, their name was changed to "Babs And Her Brothers".
Over the years, there were at least six different "Babs" that sang as "Babs And Her Brothers", or their alternate name "The Smoothies".These included: Babs Ryan, Arlene "Babs" Johnson, Lillian Perron , Bernice Niles and Rosalind Stuart.