Carol Kidd MBE (born 19 October 1945) is a Scottish jazz singer.
Carol Kidd | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Carol Delaney[1] |
| Born | 19 October 1945 |
| Origin | Shettleston, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Vocalist |
| Years active | 1961–present[1] |
| Labels | ALOI, 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
Further reading
- Young, Andrew. "Watch This!; Bull's Kidd". The Glasgow Herald. 2 December 1978.
- Crumley, James. "A Whole Lot of Jazz - But Still Not Enough". The Glasgow Herald. 31 March 1989. (Begin at last paragraph, next-to-last column.)
- Young, Andrew. "Bubble Of Jazz Effervescence Is Taking London By Storm". The Glasgow Herald. 16 June 1979.
- Batchelor, David. "Third Eye Centre, Glasgow: Jazz". The Glasgow Herald. 22 October 1981.
- Batchelor, David. "Ronnie Scott's, London: Carol Kidd". The Glasgow Herald. 10 March 1982.
- Batchelor, David. "Third Eye Centre, Glasgow: Martin Taylor and Carol Kidd". The Glasgow Herald. 2 December 1982.
- Young, Andrew. "Singer Takes Plunge". The Glasgow Herald. 8 December 1984.
- Mathieson, Kenny. "Queen's Hall, Edinburgh: Carol Hall". The Glasgow Herald. 30 March 1987.
- Meadow, Elliot. "Theatre Royal, Glasgow: Carol Hall". The Glasgow Herald. 4 July 1987.
- Meadow, Elliot. "Mitchell Theatre, Glasgow: Carol Hall". The Glasgow Herald. 30 June 1988.
- Adams, Rob. "The Jazz Singer Puts Career Back In Full Swing". The Glasgow Herald. 23 June 1989.
- Buie, Elizabeth. "Theatre Royal, Glasgow: Carol Kidd and Humphrey Lyttleton". The Glasgow Herald. 23 June 1989.
- Wilson, Caroline. "Singer Carol Kidd Recovers from Breast Cancer". The Evening Times. 16 June 2013.