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Carmen McRae. Carmen Mercedes McRae (April 8, 1920 – November 10, 1994) was an American jazz singer. [1] She is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century and is remembered for her behind-the-beat phrasing and ironic interpretation of lyrics. [2]
Carmen McRae (born April 8, 1920, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died Nov. 10, 1994, Beverly Hills, Calif.) was an American jazz vocalist and pianist who from an early emulation of vocalist Billie Holiday grew to become a distinctive stylist, known for her smoky voice and her melodic variations on jazz standards.
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Apr 22, 2024 · In May 1961, singer Carmen McRae was booked into London's popular Flamingo jazz club for a two-week run. The Flamingo, at 33 Wardour Street in Soho, was a dodgy basement nightspot that on the weekends remained open until 6 a.m. On the bright side, the club was known for its sterling sound system.
Aug 27, 2010 · Carmen McRae, a jazz singer and songwriter, was born on April 8, 1920, in Harlem, New York. Her father, Osmond Llewelyn McRae, was born in Santa Cruz, Jamaica, in 1891; he moved from Jamaica to Costa Rica to Cuba and then to New York City, where Carmen was born to Osmond and his second wife Evadne (originally Evadne Gayle).
Nov 1, 2020 · That roster includes, perhaps surprisingly, Carmen McRae, whose centenary fell in April of 2020. She was acclaimed as a world-class jazz singer and pianist and not someone we would immediately associate with the three-quarter time sentiment and veddy veddy Britishness of Coward. Nevertheless, aided and abetted by Ray Bryant (piano), Ike Isaacs ...
Mar 8, 2024 · Carmen McRae was born to Jamaican parents in New York on 8th April 1920. She started learning classical piano at age 8. Her parents initially weren’t too keen on her getting into the music business as they believed she might be drawn into what they considered a very louche life.
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Nov 12, 1994 · Carmen McRae, the jazz singer known for her probing interpretations of lyrics and her bruised but unbowed point of view, died on Thursday evening at her home in Beverly Hills, Calif. She was 74 ...
