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May 22, 2024 · Betty Carter (Photo: Jack Vartoogian/DL Media, Inc.) Betty Carter, a charismatic singer who imbued her songs with drama and exuberance, was born on this day (May 16) in Flint, Michigan, in 1930. Called "Betty Bebop" for her unsurpassable scatting abilities, Carter got her start in Detroit during the 1940s, studying piano at the Detroit Conservatory
Sep 27, 1998 · Lillie Mae Jones (Betty Carter), jazz singer: born Flint, Michigan 16 May 1929; married 1960 James Redding (two sons); died New York 26 September 1998.
Mar 5, 2024 · Inside Betty Carter · 1965. 'Round Midnight. 'Round Midnight · 1963. Every Time We Say Goodbye. I Love You, Cole Porter: The Pop Side of the Master Songwriter · 1960. Nothing More to Look Forward To. 'Round Midnight · 1963. This Time. I'm Yours, You're Mine · 1996.
Nov 5, 2014 · Provided to YouTube by Parlophone UKThis Is Always · Betty CarterInside Betty Carter℗ 1964 Originally released 1964 by Blue Note Records. All rights reserved...
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The penultimate track is a fresh take on Rodgers and Hammerstein's " My Favorite Things from The Sound of Music, far different from the version by John Coltrane on his 1960 album of the same name. The set ends with the plaintive " Open the Door ," Carter's signature tune. The Audience With Betty Carter was first released on Carter's own Bet-Car ...
Sep 27, 2013 · Here are a few of our favorite tracks from Betty Carter and her friends: Carter’s big break came from vibraphonist and bandleader Lionel Hampton. When she joined his band in 1948 she gained a ...
May 7, 2019 · American jazz vocalist Betty Carter performs in New York for “The Music Never Stops” in 1992. No one else sang like Betty Carter. She was the Thelonious Monk of jazz singing – such a distinctive and personal stylist that attempts to do things her way almost always risk being typed as imitations. Not that it would be easy to do things her way.
