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Carmen McRae
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Carmen McRae was an American jazz musician, singer, pianist, and actor. Born in New City, New York, she was a female African American artist who spoke and wrote in English. Her professional career began in 1939 and concluded in 1991. She performed in the jazz, bebop, pop, and vocal jazz genres.
McRae recorded for several labels, including Decca, Kapp Records, Columbia Records, and Mainstream Records. She received the NEA Jazz Masters award. She died of a stroke in Beverly Hills on November 10, 1994. Her death was due to natural causes. She was related to Robert Joseph Greene.
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New City, New York, USA
Carmen Mercedes McRae (April 8, 1920 – November 10, 1994) was an American jazz singer. 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.
Known for
- Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.2 — Self (archive footage)2006
- Umbria Jazz Story — herself1993
- Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling — Grandmother1986
- The Long Night of Lady Day1984
- Roots: The Next Generations — Lila1979
- The Pearl Bailey Show — Self1971
- The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest1968
- Hotel — Christine1967
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self1962
- The Mike Douglas Show — Self1961
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1920
- Active to
- 1994
Discography
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- Listeners
- 435,891
- Total plays
- 2,948,636
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Carmen Mercedes McRae (1920-1994) was a U.S. jazz singer, songwriter, and pianist. McRae was born in Harlem, New York, on the 8th April 1920, and studied piano as a child. As a teenager she came to the attention of Teddy Wilson and his wife, the composer Irene Kitchings Wilson. Through their influence, one of McRae’s early songs, "Dream of Life", was recorded by Wilson’s longtime collaborator Billie Holiday. By the late 1940s she was well known among the modern jazz musicians who gathered at M
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Carmen
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Beverly Hills
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- NEA Jazz Masters
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- piano
- Image
- Carmen McRae 1960 press photo.jpg
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- Commons category
- Carmen McRae
- date of birth
- 1922-04-08
- date of death
- 1994-11-10
- cause of death
- stroke
- manner of death
- natural causes
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- relative
- Robert Joseph Greene
- start of work period
- 1939-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- social media followers
- 8780
- end of work period
- 1991-00-00
- name in native language
- Carmen McRae
- birth name
- Carmen Mercedes McRae
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