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Nachdem sie John Hammond entdeckt hatte, debütierte sie als Sechzehnjährige 1939 als Bandvokalistin in Teddy Wilsons kurzlebigen Orchester, mit dem die sie Songs Love Grows on the White Oak Tree und This Is the Moment für Brunswick einspielte. 1939/40 gehörte sie dem Coleman Hawkins Orchester an, mit dem sie auf Bluebird Records ...
She subsequently made her debut as a band vocalist with Teddy Wilson's short-lived orchestra in 1939, recording "Love Grows on the White Oak Tree" and "This Is the Moment" for Brunswick Records. She joined Coleman Hawkins' orchestra in 1940, with whom she made the RCA Bluebird Records classic "He's Funny That Way".
She was heard by John Hammond; he placed her with Teddy Wilson's band, with whom she appeared at the Famous Door and made her first recordings for Brunswick in 1939. She joined Coleman Hawkins' orchestra in 1940 and recorded "He's Funny That Way" for RCA Bluebird. In 1943, she replaced Helen Humes in the Count Basie Band, with whom she toured ...
- Actress, Soundtrack
- January 15, 1922
- Thelma Carpenter
- May 14, 1997
(1936) Thelma makes her record break of 184. (1939) Thelma receives recognition of a 44 snooker break as a woman’s record. (1946) Thelma achieves personal best breaks: a billiards break of 216 and a snooker break of 51. (1947) Thelma smashes her personal best break, reaching 354 in practice.
Talent scout and record producer John Hammond picked up on her in 1939, when she was 19. Youthful as she still was, she was already performing and recording with classic jazz tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins , with whom she would be closely associated.
25. Mai 1997 · In 1939 the superb pianist Teddy Wilson, shortly after leaving Benny Goodman, formed his own big band, and invited Carpenter to provide the vocals. Boasting such musicians as Ben Webster, J.C....
5. Jan. 2009 · Thelma Carpenter. Biography. Thelma Carpenter - vocalist. Thelma Carpenter was singing on the “Kiddies Hour” radio show at age five and by 11 had her own show on WNYC. She was 16 when she got hired as vocalist for the new Teddy Wilson Orchestra.
