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Carmen McRae

April 8, 2018 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Carmen McRae was born on April 8, 1920 (to November 10, 1994). She was jazz vocalist, composer, pianist, and actress, and one of the most influential jazz stylists of the 20th century. McRae recorded more than 60 albums, and performed throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan. Carmen Mercedes McRae was born in the New York City neighborhood of Harlem to Jamaican immigrant parents, Osmond and Evadne McRae. She was fortunate enough to have been raised by a family prosperous […]

Categories: All, April, April 08, McRae, Carmen • Tags: 1920, 1994, April 8, Carmen McRae, November 10, Ubuntu Biography Project

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