Valerie Carr
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Valerie Carr (born 1936, New York City, United States) is an American singer.[1]
Career[]
A gifted vocalist, Carr recorded for King Records in the mid 1950s before being signed in 1958 by Roulette Records, where she remained until 1962.[1] At Roulette, one of her 45 rpm recordings, "When The Boys Talk About The Girls", peaked on the 1958 Billboard chart at No. 19,[1] and also reached the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart.[2] The lack of further chart action in the UK gave Carr the tag there of being a one hit wonder.
However, the b-side of the record was her version of "Padre" that had been released a short time before by Toni Arden and became a million-seller hit. "Padre" is a ballad of love lost.
In 1959, Carr put out two modestly successful LPs, Song Stylist Extraordinaire and Ev'ry Hour Ev'ry Day of My Life. In 1960, she recorded "Oh Gee"/"You Belong in Someone Else's Arms", the b-side written by Burt Bacharach and Bob Hilliard. Her 1961 single "I Left There Crying" made it into the US Top 50.
Carr was reportedly one of Buddy Holly's, favorite singers.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Valerie Carr | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 95. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Wallenfeldt, Jeff (ed.) (2012). The Birth of Rock & Roll: Music in the 1950s Through the 1960s (Popular Music Through the Decades). Rosen Education Service. ISBN 978-1-6153-0906-1.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- 1936 births
- Living people
- 20th-century African-American women singers
- Singers from New York City
- Traditional pop music singers
- 21st-century African-American people
- 21st-century African-American women