Wende Harston, longtime vocalist for the Queen City Jazz Band, fell on hard times through a series of unexpected life events and bad luck and became homeless, living in an immobile RV for the past four years. She had a parrot she couldn’t afford to keep and had to put the bird in a parrot rescue facility. (Yes, they have welfare homes for parrots!) Fellow band members and friends have come to Wende’s aid, and she and the parrot are now happily living in a mobile home in the Denver area as she gets back on her feet.
Wende grew up on the North Shore of Chicago. Her first name was originally supposed to be Gwendolyn, but her father insisted that his children have the same initials in their names as his – WHH. Hence, Gwendolyn became Wendolyn – or Wende for short.
