Carole Simpson

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Carole Simpson (* around 1928; † 2012 ) was an American pop and jazz musician ( vocals , piano ).

Live and act

Simpson sang as a band vocalist for the Billy May Orchestra in 1950 , which led to a successful career as a singer in nightclubs. She impressed Tutti Camarata , who recommended her to Dave Cavanaugh on Capitol Records , which led to her first album All About Carole in 1957 , with pop standards like “Oh! Look at Me Now ”,“ There Will Never Be Another You ”and“ You Make Me Feel So Young ”. The arrangers and directors of the studio session were Eddie Cano and Lennie Niehaus . 1959 followed the LP Singin 'and Swingin' (Mayfair Records); On this album she performed a selection of Steve Allen compositions, including "This Could Be the Start of Something Big," the theme song on Allen's NBC talk show, and "Oh What a Night for Love," a song also by Ella Fitzgerald , Mel Tormé and Frances Wayne was included.

She married the drummer Billy Stafford, with whom she had children. In 1990 she recorded the live album Live (And Otherwise) , a recording from the Vine Street Bar and Grill in Los Angeles. As Carolyn Stafford , she also directed choirs and sang in churches. Due to a stroke, she stopped performing as a singer in 1999, but did as a pianist; Among other things, she played after the turn of the millennium on the west coast with guitarist Skip Heller .

Simpson had an intimate quality with lyrics reminiscent of Jeri Southern , Chris Connor, and June Christy .

Discographic notes

  • Carole Simpson: Singin 'and Swingin' / Connie Haines: A Tribute to Helen Morgan ( Fresh Sound Records , ed. 2020)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Gordon Jack: Carole Simpson: Singin 'And Swingin' / Connie Haines: A Tribute to Helen Morgan. Jazz Journal, August 10, 2020, accessed on August 13, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed August 13, 2020)
personal data
SURNAME Simpson, Carole
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Staford, Carole
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American pop and jazz singer
DATE OF BIRTH around 1928
DATE OF DEATH 2012