Betty Carter
Personal information
- Known for
- Acting
- Known credits
- 4
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- May 19, 1929
- Died
- September 26, 1998
- Place of birth
- Flint, Michigan, USA
- Also known as
- Lillie Mae JonesBetty Bebop
Biography
Betty Carter (born Lillie Mae Jones) was an American jazz singer known for her improvisational technique, scatting and other complex musical abilities that demonstrated her vocal talent and imaginative interpretation of lyrics and melodies. Vocalist Carmen McRae once remarked: "There's really only one jazz singer—only one: Betty Carter."
