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	Betty Carter Biography - AOL Music
		Additionally, Carter took an active role in developing new talent, and was a tireless advocate for the music and the freedom she found in it, right up to her death in 1998.
		Carter signed with ABC-Paramount and recorded The Modern Sound of Betty Carter in 1960, but it wasn't until she teamed up with Charles in 1961 for the legendary duet album Ray Charles and Betty Carter that she finally caught the public's ear.
		Carter spent most of the decade touring extensively to help make ends meet, maintaining a trio that evolved into a training ground for young jazz musicians; she preferred to hunt for and develop new talent as a way of keeping her own music fresh and vital.
	music.aol.com /artist/betty-carter/6249/biography (1261 words)

	Betty Carter on SONY BMG Masterworks
		Betty Carter was born Lillie Mae Jones in Flint, Michigan, on May 16, 1930.
		Hampton was the man who hung the nickname 'Betty Be-Bop' on her (a nickname she hated, as she found bebop limiting and wanted to do more than just scat), but it stuck, and ultimately she changed her stage name to Betty Carter.
		The album, Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant, was little received, and her second set of recordings, with the Gigi Gryce band in 1956, languished unpublished until 1980.
	www.sonybmgmasterworks.com /artists/bettycarter/index.html (1136 words)

	Betty Carter Memorial Ceremony (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Betty "Bebop" Carter, one of the greatest female Jazz vocalist of the 20th century has passed on into eternity, September 26th in her home in Brooklyn, New York.
		Carter, who was remembered in a memorial service at the Riverside Church in Harlem will be greatly missed by family, friends and numerous fans with whom she has touched in so many ways with her music.
		Betty Carter's life was more than her style it was one of the sources of modern jazz.
	www.harlemlive.org /community/peeps/bettyc (771 words)

	Jazz: Carter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Carter studied piano and worked as a singer in Detroit in 1946.
		Gradually Betty Carter's innovative singing began to be recognized and after she signed with Verve in the early '80s, she finally became a household name (and a consistent pollwinner) in the jazz world.
		Carter's singing is not to everyone's taste but her willingness to take chances is quite admirable and her ability as a talent scout (her pianists have included John Hicks, Mulgrew Miller, Benny Green, Stephen Scott and Cyrus Chestnut) is beyond criticism ~ Scott Yanow
	www.ddg.com /LIS/InfoDesignF96/Ismael/jazz/1950/Carter.html (249 words)

	Betty Carter at AllExperts
		Although her voice was not as admired by the public as such vocalists as Sarah Vaughan or Ella Fitzgerald, many consider her to have exercised mastery of the human voice previously unheard in Jazz.
		Carter was born Lillie Mae Jones in Flint, Michigan and grew up in Detroit, where her father led a church choir.
		Carter remained active in jazz music until her death in September 1998 at age 69 from pancreatic cancer.
	en.allexperts.com /e/b/be/betty_carter.htm (357 words)

	Betty Carter Page in Fuller Up, The Dead Musicians Directory
		Betty Carter, 68, one of the great jazz singers, a link with the legends of an earlier age and an indomitable performer who was dedicated to creating her own improvisational style and to training the young, died of pancreatic cancer Sept. 26 at her home in New York.
		The music for the opus was Betty Carter’s composition "Sounds" (recognizable as her rendition of "Movin’ On").
		During the '80s, Carter continued to perform in clubs in New York and London, occasionally working with large orchestras but customarily with a regular trio of piano, bass and drums, the ideal setting for her spectacular improvisations.
	elvispelvis.com /bettycarter.htm (1317 words)

	Betty Carter - Verve Records
		Betty Carter was born Lillie Mae Jones in Flint, Michigan, on May 16, 1930.
		Carter to a contract and immediately set about rereleasing the majority of her old material.
		Betty remained active in developing new musicians through the Jazz Ahead program, founded in 1993, that brought unknown jazz musicians to New York to work with her.
	www.vervemusicgroup.com /artist.aspx?ob=per&src=prd&aid=2662 (1197 words)

	Amazon.ca: Look What I Got: Music: Betty Carter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Betty Carter pressed the jazz singer's art to the limits, in the recasting of standard melodies, in her creative scat, and in the ability to blend her sound with different instruments.
		Betty is well past the point of just pouring out a melody....her voice is an instrument in itself (cliche...but true!) and she practically reinvents these songs.
		Betty Carter never fails to captivate me. This album is yet another showcase for her amazing ability and versatility.
	www.amazon.ca /Look-What-Got-Betty-Carter/dp/B00000477O (870 words)

	Betty Carter Homepage
		Long regarded by jazz insiders as perhaps the consummate jazz vocalist of the late 20th century, Betty Carter represented all that was right with jazz singing.
		In 1991, she was granted an award by the NEA, and in 1997 she was invited to the White House to perform and receive a Presidential honor for her work.
		Carter from pancreatic cancer on September 26, 1998, brought to a close a remarkable career spanning nearly fifty years.
	home.att.net /~timcramm/betty.htm (184 words)

	Betty Carter - Women in Jazz - www.fyicomminc.com
		Hampton was the man who hung the nickname 'Betty Be-Bop' on her (a nickname she hated, as she found bebop limiting and wanted to do more than just scat), but it stuck, and ultimately she changed her stage name to Betty Carter.
		The album, Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant, was little received, and her second set of recordings, with the Gigi Gryce band in 1956, languished unpublished until 1980.
		Carter with a National Medal of Arts, the President said, "Hearing her sing 'Baby, It's Cold Outside' makes you want to curl up in front of the fire, even in summertime.").
	www.fyicomminc.com /jazzwomen/bettycarter.htm (544 words)

	WOMANROCK.com \| feature \| pathfinders: betty carter
		Carter spent the rest of the decade outside of the mainstream jazz scene, refusing to conform to 'mainstream' jazz standards.
		Betty Carter made a career of staying true to her talent and herself.
		Betty Carter was best known for her ability to put on a great live performance.
	www.womanrock.com /features/betty_carter.html (829 words)

	Betty Carter: Still taking risks by Seth Rogovoy
		While Carter, 67, acknowledges that she is enjoying the fruits of her labors after 50 years on the road, it is only through her sheer persistence, she thinks, that she is finally getting her due.
		Carter says that she came upon her unusual style naturally, as a result of trying to attract the interest of musicians who would want to play with her.
		Indeed, Carter has come to be known as much for her role as a teacher and bandleader as for her vocal artistry.
	www.berkshireweb.com /rogovoy/interviews/carter.html (1050 words)

	Family Therapy
		An ardent and articulate feminist, Betty Carter was instrumental in enriching and popularizing the concept of the family life cycle and its value in assessing families.
		Carter entered the field of family therapy after being trained as a social worker, and emphasized the importance of historical antecedents of family problems and the multigenerational aspects of the life cycle that extended beyond the nuclear family.
		Carter's interest in family therapy was stimulated by taking part in a family therapy field placement at the Ackerman Institute as part of her M.S.W. requirements at Hunter College.
	www.abacon.com /famtherapy/carter.html (276 words)

	Betty Carter
		Betty Carter - Brief profile of vocalist Carter, also known as "Betty Be-bop".
		Betty Carter : You will be missed - Tribute to the superb jazz singer who died on September 26, 1998.
		Betty Carter: Women in American History - Biography of Carter from the Encyclopedia Britannica.
	www.hotguitarist.com /bands/C/carter_betty.htm (226 words)

	Remembering Betty Carter
		As with the passings of most jazz performers, the death of singer Betty Carter (age 69) from pancreatic cancer in late September of last year was little noted in the mainstream press.
		Betty Carter was, of course, well aware of the precarious relationship between jazz and commerce.
		While Carter never considered herself much of a pianist, she did study the instrument growing up and early on in her career sang and played piano in Detroit clubs.
	zena.secureforum.com /Znet/zmag/articles/jan99carter.htm (1031 words)

	Amazon.ca: I Can't Help It: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Betty was not one to pander to commercialism so her records were not promoted as much as they deserved, despite the enthusiastic support of Ray Charles, who recorded some duets with her (not included here).
		Betty's music is rooted in jazz but has plenty of soul in it.
		Betty could sing ballads and up-tempo songs equally effectively, though the up-tempo songs allow her excellent musicians to show their talents also and I generally prefer these.
	www.amazon.ca /I-Cant-Help-Betty-Carter/dp/B000003N6D (944 words)

	Kennedy Center: Millennium Stage Artist Details: Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead
		Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead at the Kennedy Center identifies outstanding, emerging artists and brings them together under the tutelage of experienced artist-instructors who coach and counsel them, helping them to polish their performance, composing and arranging skills.
		Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead had a new home and Carter was filled with hope for the future of the program.
		Betty Carter founded Jazz Ahead as a vehicle to bring new life into jazz and teach the most promising fledgling artists what she knew.
	www.kennedy-center.org /programs/millennium/artist_detail.cfm?artist_id=BCARTERJZA (779 words)

	Betty Carter Biography : OLDIES.com
		Carter's predilection for bop earned from Hampton the mildly disparaging nickname of "Bebop Betty", by which name she became known thereafter.
		During the 80s, Carter continued to perform in clubs in New York and London, occasionally working with large orchestras but customarily with a regular trio of piano, bass and drums, the ideal setting for her spectacular improvisations.
		Always aurally witty Carter frequently displayed scant regard for the lyrics of the songs she sang, her inventiveness was ably displayed on performances such as "Sounds", a vocalise excursion which, in one recorded form, lasts for more than 25 minutes.
	www.oldies.com /artist-biography/Betty-Carter.html (465 words)

	Betty Carter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		A number of awards flanked her living room, from a Washington, D.C., salutation declaring a Betty Carter Day to an Indy award naming Bet-Car the nation's best independent label in 1981.
		She was readying herself for a third defeat with Look What I've Got!, her first recording in six years and her first with a major label in 2 1/2 decades.
		Indeed it is. That night, Carter won her first Grammy, climaxing what turned out to be the most visible year of her 40-year career.
	www.afgen.com /betty_carter.html (456 words)

	Betty Carter
		"Betty Carter" (May 16 1930 — September 26, 1998 was a prominent American jazz singer, who was reknowned for her improvisational techniques.
		Carter won a Grammy in 1988 for her album ''Look What I Got''.
		Carter remained active until her death in 1998 at age 69 from pancreatic cancer.
	www.artistopia.com /betty-carter (230 words)

	Betty Carter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		She later performed with Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis and toured with Lionel Hampton, (from whom she received the nickname "Betty Bebop") where she perfected her scat singing of bebop.
		Her career was eclipsed somewhat during the 1960s and 1970s, though a series of duets with Ray Charles in 1961, including the RandB-chart-topping "Baby, It's Cold Outside," brought her a measure of popular recognition.
		Carter was a composer as well as an interpreter of songs.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Betty_Carter (530 words)

	Betty Carter Page in Fuller Up, The Dead Musicians Directory
		Betty Carter, 68, one of the great jazz singers, a link with the legends of an earlier age and an indomitable performer who was dedicated to creating her own improvisational style and to training the young, died of pancreatic cancer Sept. 26 at her home in New York.
		Miss Carter was a native of Flint, Mich., and she was only 16 when she sang with Charlie Parker in a Detroit club.
		The music for the opus was Betty Carter’s composition "Sounds" (recognizable as her rendition of "Movin’ On").
	www.elvispelvis.com /bettycarter.htm (1317 words)

	BBC - Radio 3 Jazz Profiles - Betty Carter
		To many critics and fans, Betty Carter was the finest jazz singer of the late 20th century.
		She was a relentless experimenter, always thinking of ways to alter the melodic line, the pitch or harmonic structure of a song, and equally adept at her interpretation of lyrics.
		Not every Betty Carter performance was a success, but most could be guaranteed to be challenging and thought-provoking at a level managed by very few other singers in the entire history of jazz.
	www.bbc.co.uk /radio3/jazz/profiles/betty_carter.shtml (321 words)

	Betty Carter
		Too sly and bawdy to be categorized as "diva," too subtle and studiously facile to be "avant-garde," and too goddamned talented to be called "prima donna," Carter rules her own roost.
		She released on stage and on vinyl (rare, but soon to be re-released) the most fiery, quirky vocal jazz on the planet.
		The Betty Carter Trio and the Dave Brubeck Quartet, Thu., Aug. 13, 8 p.m., Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 52nd and Parkside Ave., 336-2000.
	www.citypaper.net /articles/081398/pick.jazz.shtml (432 words)

	Amazon.com: I Can't Help It: Music: Betty Carter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Betty was not one to pander to commercialism so her records were not promoted as much as they deserved, despite the enthusiastic support of Ray Charles, who recorded some duets with her (not included here).
		Betty's music is rooted in jazz but has plenty of soul in it.
		Betty could sing ballads and up-tempo songs equally effectively, though the up-tempo songs allow her excellent musicians to show their talents also and I generally prefer these.
	www.amazon.com /I-Cant-Help-Betty-Carter/dp/B000003N6D (852 words)

	African American Registry: Betty Carter, You Go Girl!
		Hampton was responsible for her nickname 'Betty Be-Bop' (a nickname she disliked, as she found bebop limiting and wanted to do more than just scat), but it stuck, and ultimately she changed her stage name to Betty Carter.
		The album Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant, was poorly received, and her second set of recordings, with the Gigi Gryce band in 1956, was unpublished until 1980.
		They were on the lookout for under-appreciated jazz singers and signed Carter to a contract and set about re-releasing the majority of her old material.
	www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/888/Betty_Carter_You_Go_Girl (664 words)

	Betty Carter Remembered
		Carter would appear on the line-up at the Apollo with a diversity of musical names.
		Carter’s harmonics were fascinating, as was the way she could go outside boundaries of melody and time, yet always making it work.
		Betty Carter polished them during her live performances and used them on her recordings.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /php/article.php?id=21747 (1913 words)

	Betty Carter information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Betty Carter (May 16, 1930 – September 26, 1998) was a prominent American jazz singer who was renowned for her improvisational techniques.
		She won a talent contest and became a regular on the local club circuit, singing and playing piano.
		When she was sixteen, she sang with Charlie Parker.
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/Betty_Carter (327 words)

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