Carol Kidd

Carol Kidd
Birth name Carol Delaney[1]
Born (1945-10-19) 19 October 1945
Origin Shettleston, Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 1961 – Present[1]
Labels ALOI Records, Linn Records

Carol Kidd, MBE, is born on 19 October 1945 in Glasgow, Scotland and is a Scottish jazz singer.

She came to prominence in the mid-1970s, as the vocalist in the band led by vibrophonist / saxophonist Jimmy Feighan.[2] In 1990, she released her award-winning album, The Night We Called It a Day.[3] She has subsequently performed and recorded extensively on her own. She has won several awards at the British Jazz Awards.[1] In 1998, she was awarded an MBE.[4]

Discography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kerr, Alison (2010-06-14). "Meeting Carol Kidd, the "best kept secret in British Jazz"". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  2. ↑ "Jimmy Feighan". The Herald. 11 April 1994. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  3. ↑ Ditzel, Eleanor. "Carol Kidd: Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
  4. ↑ Kerr, Alison (1998-11-16). "Face of the day". The Herald. Retrieved 2010-11-14.

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