Carol Kidd

Carol Kidd MBE (born 19 October 1945) is a Scottish jazz singer.

Carol Kidd
Birth nameCarol Delaney[1]
Born (1945-10-19) 19 October 1945
OriginShettleston, Glasgow, Scotland
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Vocalist
Years active1961–present[1]
LabelsALOI, Linn

Kidd was born in Glasgow, Scotland.[1] She came to prominence in the mid-1970s, as the vocalist in the band led by vibraphonist / 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 appointed an MBE.[4]

Discography
  • Carol Kidd (Aloi, 1984)
  • All My Tomorrows (Aloi, 1985)
  • Nice Work (Linn, 1987)
  • The Night We Called It a Day (Linn, 1990)
  • I'm Glad We Met (Linn, 1991)
  • Crazy for Gershwin (Linn, 1994)
  • That's Me (Linn, 1995)
  • A Singer for All Seasons (Jazz Arena, 1998)
  • A Place in My Heart (Jazz Arena, 1999)
  • Debut (Linn, 2004)
  • Dreamsville (Linn, 2008)
  • Tell Me Once Again (Linn, 2010)
  • Auld Lang Syne (Aurora Music, 2015)

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

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