- Carol Sloane
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Name = Carol Sloane
Img_capt = "Carol Sloane withKen Peplowski & Brad Hatfield: Dearest Duke" (Arbors Records )
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Carol Sloane
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Born = birth date and age|1937|3|5|df=yes
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Origin =Providence, Rhode Island ,United States
Instrument =vocalist
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Genre =Jazz
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Notable_instruments =Carol Sloane (born
March 5 ,1937 ) is an Americanjazz singer born inProvidence, Rhode Island who has been singing professionally since she was 14, although for a time in the 1970s she worked as a legal secretary inRaleigh, North Carolina . [ [http://www.downbeat.com/artists/window.asp?action=new&aid=97&aname=Carol+Sloane Down Beat Artist's profile] ]One of her early efforts was working with Les and
Larry Elgart 's orchestra. Later she filled in for Ross ofLambert, Hendricks & Ross . By 1961 she had success at theNewport Jazz Festival , which led to albums forColumbia Records . [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:2v881vd8zzua~T1 All Music] ] Her career stalled for a time in the 1970s, but rebounded by the 1980s. She later signed withConcord Records and had some successes touring inJapan . In 1986 she married Buck Spurr. [ [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=1097 All About Jazz] ]Web sources
elect discography
With
Ken Peplowski
*"Dearest Duke" (Arbors Records )External links
* [http://www.carolsloane.com/ Carol Sloane's website]
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