Carol Sloane
Carol Sloane (March 5, 1937 – January 23, 2023) was an American jazz singer.
Biography
Born Carol Morvan in Providence, Rhode Island to parents Frank and Claudia (Rainville)
Morvan, she began singing professionally when she was 14, although for a time in the 1970s she worked as a legal secretary in Raleigh, North Carolina.
In addition, between September 1967 and May 1968, she occasionally wrote album reviews for Down Beat. She lived in Stoneham, Massachusetts.
One of her early efforts was working with Les and Larry Elgart's orchestra.
Later she filled in for Annie Ross of Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. By 1961, success at the Newport Jazz Festival led to albums for Columbia Records.
Her career stalled for a time in the 1970s, but resumed by the 1980s.
In 1983 she found a nickel under her carseat and brought it to a psychic who told her she should sign with Concord Records; then she had some successes touring in Japan.
In 1986, she married Buck Spurr.
In April 2016 Sloane was among the inductees into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame (RIMHOF).
She died on January 23, 2023, due to complications from a stroke she had two years prior.
Tracks;
01. Prelude To A Kiss.mp3
02. Aren't You Glad You're You.mp3
03. Little Girl Blue.mp3
04. Who Cares.mp3
05. My Ship.mp3
06. Will You Still Be Mine.mp3
07. The More I See You.mp3
08. Deep Purple.mp3
09. Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries.mp3
10. My Silent Love.mp3
11. Night And Day.mp3
12. I Want You To Be The First One To Know.mp3
13. April In My Heart.mp3
Thank you, I met her briefly at WICN in Worcester where she DJed Jazz in the afternoon. Last year picked up some British comedy LPs at the WICN record fare. They belonged to her. Some of her collection whhen to the station.
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