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| Birth name | Carol Morvan |
| Born | (1937-03-05)March 5, 1937 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | January 23, 2023(2023-01-23) (aged 85) Stoneham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz,vocal jazz |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1953–2023 |
| Labels | Arbors,Columbia,Concord |
| Website | www |
Carol Sloane (March 5, 1937 – January 23, 2023) was an Americanjazz singer.
Born Carol Morvan inProvidence, Rhode Island to parents Frank and Claudia (Rainville) Morvan,[1] she began singing professionally when she was 14, although for a time in the 1970s she worked as a legal secretary inRaleigh, North Carolina. In addition, between September 1967 and May 1968, she occasionally wrote album reviews forDown Beat.[2] She lived inStoneham, Massachusetts.[3]
One of her early efforts was working withLes andLarry Elgart's orchestra. Later she filled in forAnnie Ross ofLambert, Hendricks & Ross. By 1961, success at theNewport Jazz Festival led to albums forColumbia Records.[4] Her career stalled for a time in the 1970s, but resumed by the 1980s. In 1983 she found a nickel under her carseat and brought it to a psychic who told her she should sign withConcord Records; then she had some successes touring inJapan. In 1986, she married Buck Spurr.[5] In April 2016 Sloane was among the inductees into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame (RIMHOF).[6]
She died on January 23, 2023, due to complications from a stroke she had two years prior.[7]
Sloane: A Jazz Singer, a documentary feature film profiling her career, is currently in production.[8]
WithKen Peplowski
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