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Betty Cody (Rita Francis Coté) was born on 17 August, 1921 in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, is an American singer (1921–2014). Discover Betty Cody's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 92 years old?

Popular As Rita Francis Coté
Occupation Singer
Age 92 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 17 August, 1921
Birthday 17 August
Birthplace Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Date of death 1 July, 2014
Died Place Lewiston, Maine, U.S.
Nationality Canada

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Betty Cody Height, Weight & Measurements

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Who Is Betty Cody's Husband?

Her husband is Harold Breau (1940-19??; divorced); 4 children George Binette (19??-2002; his death)

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Husband Harold Breau (1940-19??; divorced); 4 children George Binette (19??-2002; his death)
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Betty Cody Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Betty Cody worth at the age of 92 years old? Betty Cody’s income source is mostly from being a successful artist. She is from Canada. We have estimated Betty Cody's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1921

Betty Cody (August 17, 1921 – July 1, 2014) was a Canadian-born country music singer.

1940

In 1940, Betty Cody married Harold Breau, a musician who performed as Hal Lone Pine.

The couple started performing together and she adopted the stage name of Betty Cody.

1948

The couple moved to New Brunswick in 1948 and Cody signed a contract with RCA Records in the early 1950s.

1952

Her notable singles include the 1952 RCA releases "Tom Tom Yodel" and "I Found Out More Than You Ever Knew", and "Please Throw Away The Glass" released by RCA in 1954.

In 1952 she had her hit in the U.S. country charts with "Tom Tom Yodel".

1953

Her 1953 hit single "I Found Out More Than You Ever Knew" reached No. 10 on the Billboard country chart.

1957

In 1957, the Breau family moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, where they performed on CTV Television.

Slim Andrews, the chair on the board of directors of the Maine Country Music Hall of Fame called her "the number one country singer to ever go out of the state of Maine."

After splitting from her husband she gave up her career and worked in a shoe shop in Lewiston, Maine to care for her three younger sons.

Betty and Harold eventually divorced.

Her eldest son, Lenny Breau, who had lived with his father, later moved to California.

Lenny became a noted jazz guitarist.

1979

In 1979, Cody was inducted into the Maine Country Music Hall Of Fame.

She was born Rita Francis Coté to Alphonse and Albina Coté in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, the sixth of 11 children.

When still a child she moved to Auburn, Maine.

1984

In 1984, Lenny Breau's dead body was found in a swimming pool.

The coroner ruled that he was strangled and his death was ruled a murder.

The case was never solved.

Another son, Denny Breau, is also a musician.

Cody married, secondly, to George Binette, by which marriage she became stepmother to four children.

2002

Binette died in 2002.

2014

Betty Cody died from undisclosed illness on July 1, 2014, at age 92 in Lewiston, Maine.