Thelma Carpenter Musical artist

Thelma Carpenter (January 15, 1922 – May 14, 1997) was a jazz singer and actress, best known as "Miss One", the Good Witch of the North in the movie The Wiz.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 15, 1922
Birth place
Brooklyn
Date of deathMay 14, 1997
Place of death
New York City , New York
Hometown
United States

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Musical artist

Career started1932
Career ended1997
associated musical artist
Pearl Bailey
Teddy Wilson
Count Basie
Eddie Cantor
Coleman Hawkins
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Jazz
instrument
Singing

Topical connections

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Thelma Carpenter on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.amazon.com/Thelma-Carpenter/e/B000AP7XH8/ref=sr_1_4?qid=1305948874&sr=1-4-ent
  2. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0139470
  3. http://www.jazzology.com/item_detail.php?id=ACD-111
  4. http://www.sepiarecords.com/sepia1080.html
  5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfskXO1K-G0
  6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm5Fdkhywzc&playnext=1&list=PL3982DA96E1F46733