| LC control no. | n 81075858 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML420.C2584 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Carter, Betty, 1930-1998 |
| Variant(s) | Jones, Lillie Mae, 1930-1998 Betty Bebop, 1930-1998 Carter, Lorraine, 1930-1998 Carter, Lorene, 1930-1998 Redding, Lillie Mae, 1930-1998 Redding, Betty, 1930-1998 |
| Birth date | 19300516 |
| Death date | 19980926 |
| Place of birth | Flint, Mich. |
| Place of death | New York, N.Y. |
| Profession or occupation | Singer |
| Found in | Carter, B. Finally-- Betty Carter [SR] 1991, p1975. New Grove dict. of jazz (Carter, Betty (Jones, Lillie Mae; Betty Bebop; Carter, Lorraine); b. May 16, 1930, Flint, MI; singer; she was using stage name Lorraine Carter when she joined Lionel Hampton's band in 1948; Hampton began calling her Betty Bebop, and hence she became known as Betty Carter) New York Times, Sept. 27, 1998 (Betty Carter, 69, jazz vocalist; d. Sept. 26, 1998, New York) Bauer, William R. Open the door, 2002: ECIP t.p. (Betty Carter) introd. (Lorene Carter) notes (Betty Carter continued to use the name Lillie Mae Jones or variants of it. On her children's birth records she gave the name Betty Jones, as well as Lillie Mae Redding and Betty Redding, in connection with her sons' father's name, James Redding) |
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