Jazz Singer Carmen McRae

Carmen McRae

Living place: New York

Birthday: 8-4-1920 (104 years old)

Population of US 1920: 106,461,000

Global rank: #67992

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Jazz Singer Carmen McRae profile

Who is Jazz Singer Carmen McRae?
Significant 20th century jazz singer who performed with Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Betty Carter, and other famous musicians. She received a NAACP Image Award and a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Honor.
She was nominated for the Grammy Award seven times between 1971 and 1990.
 
 

Young / Before famous

Early in her career, she worked as a jazz pianist in Chicago.

Family life info

She grew up in Harlem, New York as the daughter of Jamaican and Costa Rican immigrants. Her two marriages were to musicians Ike Isaacs and Kenny Clarke.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Jazz Singer Carmen McRae?
She was inspired by the career and vocal style of major jazz musician Billie Holiday.

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Summary of Carmen McRae profile

When was Jazz Singer Carmen McRae born?
Carmen McRae birthday 8-4-1920 (at the age of 104).
Where is Jazz Singer Carmen McRae's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Carmen McRae was born in New York, . is a Jazz Singer, whose Zodiac is Aries, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Monkey. Carmen McRae's global rank is 67992 and whose rank is 85 in list of famous Jazz Singer. Population of US in 1920 is about 106,461,000 persons.
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Events in 1920 and 8-4

Events in US in the birth year of Carmen McRae

  • Women's suffrage goes into effect following Tennessee's ratification of the 19th amendment (Aug. 26).
  • Factory worker Nicola Sacco and fish peddler Bartolomeo Vanzetti are picked up by police (May 5) in connection with an April 15 murder and robbery in South Braintree, Mass.
  • A bomb explodes in the J.P. Morgan bank building in New York City, killing 30 and injuring 200 (Sept. 16).

Birthday Carmen McRae (8-4) in history

  • Day 8-4 year 1513: Explorer Ponce de León claimed the land of Florida belonged to Spain.
  • Day 8-4 year 1913: The 17th Amendment was ratified, requiring the direct election of U.S. senators by popular vote rather than by the state legislators.
  • Day 8-4 year 1935: The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was approved by Congress to help alleviate joblessness during the Great Depression.
  • Day 8-4 year 1946: The League of Nations assembled for the last time.
  • Day 8-4 year 1973: Artist Pablo Picasso died.
  • Day 8-4 year 1974: Henry "Hank" Aaron hit the 715th home run of his career, breaking Babe Ruth's record.
  • Day 8-4 year 1986: Actor Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of Carmel, California.
  • Day 8-4 year 1992: Tennis ace Arthur Ashe announced that he had AIDS.
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