Cathy CarrCathy Carr (June 28, 1936-1988) was a pop singer. She was born in the New York borough of The Bronx. As a child, she appeared on The Children's Hour, a television show locally aired in New York, sponsored by Horn & Hardart, a cafeteria chain which had locations in New York and Philadelphia. She later became a singer and dancer with the USO and joined big band orchestras such as those of Sammy Kaye, Johnny Dee, and Larry Fontaine. In 1953 she signed with Coral Records, but had no hits for them, later switching to Fraternity Records, a small company based in Cincinnati, Ohio, in early 1955. It was for Fraternity that she had her only major hit, "Ivory Tower", which was her third record for Fraternity, done in 1956. The song was a cover of a rhythm & blues song done by Otis Williams & the Charms, and another artist who also had a hit covering this song was Gale Storm. She never again had another big hit, though in 1959 she had two small successeses for Roulette Records. She later switched to Smash Records (in 1961), Laurie Records (in 1962), and finally Dot Records (in 1966). This page about Cathy Carr includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Cathy Carr News stories about Cathy Carr External links for Cathy Carr Videos for Cathy Carr Wikis about Cathy Carr Discussion Groups about Cathy Carr Blogs about Cathy Carr Images of Cathy Carr |
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It was for Fraternity that she had her only major hit, "Ivory Tower", which was her third record for Fraternity, done in 1956. The band jumpstarted careers of Lionel Richie and Walter Orange. In 1953 she signed with Coral Records, but had no hits for them, later switching to Fraternity Records, a small company based in Cincinnati, Ohio, in early 1955. Nicholas assumed his place in the group. She later became a singer and dancer with the USO and joined big band orchestras such as those of Sammy Kaye, Johnny Dee, and Larry Fontaine. After Lionel Richie left the band, former Heatwave singer J.D. As a child, she appeared on The Children's Hour, a television show locally aired in New York, sponsored by Horn & Hardart, a cafeteria chain which had locations in New York and Philadelphia. Band members typically traded lead vocal duties. She was born in the New York borough of The Bronx. The Commodores' original lineup was: Lionel Richie (sax), Thomas McClary (guitar), Milan Williams (keyboards), William King (trumpet), Ronald LaPread (bass) and Walter Orange (drums). Cathy Carr (June 28, 1936-1988) was a pop singer. "Machine Gun", the instrumental title track from their debut album, has become a staple at American sporting events, and has been featured in many films, including Boogie Nights. More usually, they recorded funky, driven dance floor hits including "Brick House", "Fancy Dancer", and "Slippery when wet", amongst others. Now they are perhaps best known for the ballad "Easy", which was not really representative of their output. They met as freshmen at Tuskegee Institute, and signed to Motown having first caught the public eye supporting The Jackson Five on tour. The Commodores was a highly successful soul/funk band in the 1970s. Download sample "Brick House" from The Commodores. (1985) Nightshift. (1983) Commodores 13. (1981) In The Pocket. (1980) Heroes. (1979) Midnight Magic. (1978) Natural High. (1977) Zoom. (1976) Hot On The Tracks. (1975) Movin' On. (1975) Caught In The Act. (1974) Machine Gun. |