Betty Carter
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Carter was born Lillie Mae Jones on 16th May 1929 in Flint, Michigan and grew up in Detroit, where her father led a church choir. She studied piano at the Detroit Conservatory. She won a talent contest and became a regular on the local club circuit, singing and playing piano. When she was sixteen, she sang with Charlie Parker. She later performed with Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis and toured with Lionel Hampton (from whom she received the nickname “Betty Bebop”), when she perfected her scat singing of bebop.
Her career was eclipsed somewhat during the 1960s and 1970s, though a series of duets with Ray Charles in 1961, including the R&B-chart-topping “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”, brought her a measure of popular recognition. She recorded for various labels during this period, including Peacock, ABC-Paramount, and Atco, but was rarely satisfied with the resulting product.
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Inside Betty Carter
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Betty Carter's Finest Hour
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Her Jazz Greats (1955-1960)
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The Audience With Betty Carter
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zahaara
@Roger24101987 oh baby, I wouldn't count on this:)
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kuro526616
We--------------------- (・∀・)
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Fullmettall
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WodkaLover
When i was a young lad, i'd have hole-in-oned that ass on a chair with 3 legs if i had the chance !
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FritzDeMers
Her voice goes right through me.
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ozeyozey
BETTY IS NO;1 Bad Bad Girl !
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ozeyozey
Bad Bad Girl Betty,and i love it Bad
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insomniacme
open the door? really?
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bedvelvet
smooth as hell
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EricTile
Can't get enough!
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gustacular
so few plays! unbelievable!!
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Nyxtigersia
i cant find The Audience With Betty Carter anywhere =(
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ro8bog
ага
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murjanb
She's amazing...
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norbassp
"Open The Door" is simply stunning...
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iamsoy
listening to recommended artists and betty carter played. i stopped what i was doing and just listened. she is utterly captivating and simply beautiful.
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matetoth
Look at these photos! How amazing she must have been live...
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Nichole0509
Too Smooth!
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Roger24101987
If anyone could make a list of songs in which she improvises, I'd be very grateful :)
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gwensampe
THE jazz singer. She challenged, constantly, she brought jazz singing out of the lounge and dared us to dare ourselves as vocalists.
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