Sue Raney

Sue Raney (born June 18, 1940) is an American jazz singer. Signed by Capitol Records at the age of seventeen, her debut album, the Nelson Riddle-produced "When Your Lover Has Gone", was released in 1958. [Levinson, Peter J. "September in the Rain: the Life of Nelson Riddle." Page 185. Watson-Guptill, 2001.] Raney begin singing at only four years of age, and encouraged by her mother, began working as a professional before she was a a teenager. When she was nearly 14, she joined Jack Carson's Los Angeles-based radio show in 1954, and later worked on television as Ray Anthony's band's main vocalist. [All Music Guide Biography. [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:j9foxql5ld0e~T1] ] After a hiatus in the 1970s, Raney has continued to record sporadically, with her most recent album being a 2006 tribute to Doris Day entitled "Heart's Desire".

Discography

*"When Your Lover Has Gone" (1958, Capitol)
*"Songs for a Raney Day" (1960, Capitol)
*"All By Myself" (1964, Capitol)
*"Happiness is a Warm Sue Raney" (1965, Philips)
*"Alive and In Love" (1966, Imperial)
*"New & Now" (1967, Imperial)
*"With A Little Help From My Friends" (1969, Imperial)
*"The People Tree" (1972, Light)
*"Sings the Music of Johnny Mandel" (1982, Discovery)
*"Ridin' High" (1984, Discovery)
*"Flight of Fancy" (1986, Discovery)
*"Quietly There: The Music of Johnny Mandel" (1988 re-issue w/ added songs, Discovery)
*"In Good Company" (1990, Discovery)
*"Dreamsville: Sue Raney Sings the Music of Henry Mancini" (1992, Trend)
*"Autumn in the Air" (Fresh Sound, 1997)
*"Breathless" (1997 Compilation, Studio West)
*"Volume II" (2004 Compilation, Studio West)
*"Heart's Desire: A Tribute to Doris Day" (2006, Fresh Sound)

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External links

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* [http://sueraney.org Sue Raney Fan Site]