SOS was co-founded in 1984 by Ginny Mancini, widow of Academy award-winning composer Henry Mancini, and Gilda Maiken Anderson to help singers in need, as there is no union or guild that exclusively represents the rights of singers.
SOS was co-founded in 1984 by Ginny Mancini, widow of Academy award-winning composer Henry Mancini, and Gilda Maiken Anderson and Donna (Fowler) Manners of the vocal group "The Skylarks". Their mission was to help singers in need, as there is no union or guild that exclusively represents the rights of singers.