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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Betty_CarterBetty Carter - Wikipedia

    Betty Carter. Betty Carter (born Lillie Mae Jones; May 16, 1929 – September 26, 1998) was an American jazz singer known for her improvisational technique, scatting and other complex musical abilities that demonstrated her vocal talent and imaginative interpretation of lyrics and melodies. [1]

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  3. www.britannica.com › biography › Betty-CarterBetty Carter | Biography, Music, Legacy, & Facts | Britannica

    May 12, 2024 · Betty Carter (born May 16, 1930, Flint, Michigan, U.S.—died September 26, 1998, Brooklyn, New York) was an American jazz singer who is best remembered for the scat and other complex musical interpretations that showcased her remarkable vocal flexibility and musical imagination. Carter studied piano at the Detroit Conservatory of Music in her ...

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  4. www.allmusic.com › artist › betty-carter-mn0000048908Betty Carter Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & Mor... | AllMusic

    Sep 26, 1998 · Betty Carter was a jazz vocalist who used her voice as an improvisational instrument. Explore her career, albums, songs, and reviews on AllMusic, the online music database.

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    • Betty Carter - great singer, true original...puts the "jazz" in jazz ...

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  6. www.arts.gov › honors › jazzBetty Carter | National Endowment for the Arts

    Betty Carter was a legendary jazz singer, bandleader, and mentor who created her own label and taught young musicians. She developed a distinctive style of improvisation that could transcend any song and worked with greats like Miles Davis and Ray Charles.

  7. www.allaboutjazz.com › musicians › betty-carterBetty Carter Musician - All About Jazz

    May 25, 2020 · Betty Carter was a jazz singer who combined off-beat interpretations of classic tunes and wild scat-singing. She collaborated with Ray Charles, Miles Davis and other jazz legends, and received a National Medal of Arts in 1997.

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  9. www.npr.org › 2008/08/14 › 93572181Betty Carter: Fiercely Individual : NPR

    Aug 14, 2008 · Betty Carter: Fiercely Individual An electric performer, Carter was an irrepressible and incomparable practitioner of the jazz vocal tradition. For nearly 50 years, the intense vocalist blazed her ...

  10. www.npr.org › 2019/01/29 › 689325113Song Premiere: Betty Carter, 'The Music Never Stops' : NPR

    Jan 29, 2019 · Betty Carter, the adroit and unsurpassable jazz singer, was 61 when she took the stage at Aaron Davis Hall in New York for The Music Never Stops on March 29, 1992.Presented by Jazz at Lincoln ...

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