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 Carmen McRae Lyrics and Songs
Popular or famous Carmen McRae music songs: Nice Work If You Can Get It Lyrics, Body And Soul Lyrics, Love Is Here To Stay Lyrics, My Funny Valentine Lyrics. More music lyrics and songs New York State of Mind Lyrics, Midnight Sun Lyrics, Something To Live For Lyrics, I Only Have Eyes For You Lyrics, Yesterdays Lyrics, Speak Low, My Foolish Heart Lyrics. More music lyrics and songs Exactly Like You Lyrics, You Took Advantage Of Me Lyrics, How Long Has This Been Going On? Lyrics, Day By Day Lyrics, Take Five Lyrics, Ain't Misbehavin' Lyrics. More music lyrics and songs I'm Glad There Is You, All the Things You Are, When I Fall In Love. See All Songs
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Carmen McRae Biography
A powerful and sensitive jazz song stylist, singer Artist got her start as a piano player and songwriter ("Dream of Life") in the 1940s, gradually expanding her circle of influence throughout the '50s as a vocalist with Johnny Mercer, Duke Ellington, and Benny Carter. Though limited technically, her dramatic and nuanced readings of jazz standards placed her at the forefront of a group of peers that included Betty Carter and Nancy Wilson. McRae died in 1994, leaving a legacy of classic recordings.
Key Personnel
Worked With
Dave Brubeck, Ella Fitzgerald, Cal Tjader, George Shearing, Sarah Vaughan, Ben Webster
Contemporaries
Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Dinah Washington, Nancy Wilson, Lena Horne, Peggy Lee (Vocals), Jo Stafford, Etta Jones, Eartha Kitt, Little Jimmy Scott, Keely Smith, Ernestine Anderson, Betty Carter, Carol Sloane, Teddi King
Followers
Diana Krall, Cassandra Wilson, Sade, Jane Monheit, Michael Franks, Roberta Flack, Tuck & Patti, Patti Austin, Barbara McNair, Sachal Vasandani
Influences
Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, Bessie Smith, Lester Young (Saxophone), Benny Carter (Sax), Billy Eckstine, Johnny Mercer, Monette Moore
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