Faye Carol is an American jazz and blues singer.

Biography

Faye Carol was born in Meridian, Mississippi.[1] After moving with her family to Pittsburg, California, she participated in youth choir at the Solomon Temple Missionary Baptist Church.[1] She sang in blues bars after graduating from high school and won a talent contest in Oakland, California.[1] She worked with locals blues musicians such as Eddie Foster, Johnny Heartsman, and Johnny Talbot.[1] During the 1970s she became more of a cabaret singer.[1]

From 2001 until 2013, Carol was founder and director of the Music in the Community program at the Black Repertory Group in Berkeley, California.[2]

Discography

Year Title Label
1996 The Flow (with Kito Gamble Trio) World Stage; reissued on Noir (1998)
2003 The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol Gamble Girls/CD Baby
2006 Represent Sista Kee
2007 Harriet Tubman: Bound for the Promised Land Marcus Shelby
2007 The Angola Project Howard Wiley
2008 Faye Sings Lady Day (Live At Yoshi's) Gamble Girls/CD Baby
2009 Carolizing Christmas Gamble Girls/CD Baby
2009 Soul of the Movement: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Marcus Shelby
2012 Twelve Gates to the City Howard Wiley
2014 Faye Sings Lady Day 2 (Live At Yoshi's) Gamble Girls/CD Baby

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e Gilbert, Andrew (March 16, 2018). "Faye Carol, soul prophet honored in Berkeley". Sfchronicle.com. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  2. ^ Gilbert, Andrew (May 27, 2005). "Berkeley: At jazz festival, today's divas to toast the greats of yesterday -- Ella, Billie, Dinah". Sfgate.com. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "Faye Carol Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More ..." AllMusic. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  4. ^ "Faye Carol on Apple Music". Muisc.apple.com. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
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