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In a celebration of Betty Carter’s birthday on May 16, WBGO hosts, staff and friends, including noted singers and instrumentalists, recommend their favorite tracks by the influential vocalist and bandleader.
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“The best thing you can do,” Abbey Lincoln once said, “is to be a woman and stand before the world and speak your heart.”March is Women’s History Month,…
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Betty Carter, “Bridges”The hippest new patch of New York City made its official debut last Friday, at the ribbon-cutting for Betty Carter Park. Situated…
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Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi, “I’m On My Way” The Big Ears Festival, which wrapped up its 2019 edition over the weekend, is a feast of sound and…
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Betty Carter, the adroit and unsurpassable jazz singer, was 61 when she took the stage at Aaron Davis Hall in New York for The Music Never Stops on March…