 Two years later, appearing with Cayler's Orchestra at the Arcadia Ballroom in New York City, she performed a rousing version of "Shake, Rattle and Roll" and was discovered by celebrity manager/talent scout Jack Petrill.As a preferred client of Petrill, her solo career was launched.Briggs made her presence known on the touring circuit by working non-stop at sock hops, nightclubs and doing radio interviews as well as driving herself coast-to-coast from one engagement to the next in her white Cadillac convertible.