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Instruments
  
piano

Albums
  
In Your Eyes, Vocal Sides

Children
  
Catherine Russell

Role
  
Vocalist

Name
  
Carline Ray


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Born
  
April 21, 1925Manhattan (
1925-04-21
)

Died
  
July 18, 2013, New York City, New York, United States

Spouse
  
Luis Russell (m. 1956–1963)

Similar People
  
John Stubblefield, Brian Lynch, Luis Russell, Harvie S, Cecil Brooks III

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Carline Ray was a jazz instrumentalist and vocalist. She was a member of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm.

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Life

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Carline Ray was born in Manhattan on April 21, 1925. Her father was Elisha Ray, a horn player.

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She studied piano and composition at Juilliard and earned a Master's degree from the Manhattan School of Music in 1956. After graduation, Ray joined the International Sweethearts of Rhythm in 1946 as a rhythm guitar player and vocalist. After the Sweethearts disbanded, Ray played guitar and sang for Erskine Hawkins and later performed in a trio with fellow former Sweetheart Pauline Braddy. She sang back up for Patti Page and Bobby Darrin, and she performed in choruses conducted by Leonard Bernstein. She recorded with Mary Lou Williams and also worked with Skitch Henderson, Marian McPartland, and Sy Oliver. In 1997, Ray formed the group Jazzberry Jam with pianist Bertha Hope and percussionist Paula Hampton.

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Ray married Luis Russell in 1956. Their daughter Catherine Russell is a jazz singer.

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Ray died on July 18, 2013 in Manhattan. She released her first album as a lead singer the year of her death.

Awards

  • Kennedy Center’s Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival Award (2005)
  • International Women In Jazz Award (2008)
  • References

    Carline Ray Wikipedia


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