Dorothy Carless Albums
Husky voiced Dorothy Carless (), the elder sister of fellow singers Pearl Carr and Carole Carr, was one of England’s top warblers of the 40s and 50s. She studied classical music intensively and was an accomplished pianist in her teens. However, at 17 she became passionate about jazz. In she auditioned for bandleader Ray Noble, who asked her to sing instead of playing piano. Later she moved on to other bands such as Ambrose and Harry Roy then The Geraldo Orchestra from to
Within a few years, she became a national celebrity while working as a pianist and singer for the BBC during World War II. In she moved to California, where she appeared in top night-clubs and many radio and TV shows. In she recorded 'The Carless Torch,' an album for the HiFi Record inprint on which she sings with intimate phrasing and considerable feeling on a number of time-tested torchers with good, suitable, unobtrusive backing by the Barney Kessel Trio.
—Jordi Pujol (From the liner notes of FSRV )
Dorothy Carless
Dorothy Carless Obituary
Dorothy Carless, known affectionately to family and friends as "Doff," was born in Hastings, England, and died Thursday, Oct. 18, Growing up, she studied classical music intensively and was an accomplished pianist by her teens. However, by the time she was 17, her passion was jazz, however her parents did not approve of that. So she surreptitiously auditioned as a pianist for the Ray Noble Band. Since Ray Noble had already filled the pianist position, Doff blithely stated that she could sing too, not knowing whether she actually could or not! The result was her first big hit song, "Oh You Nasty Man." Within a few years, she became a national celebrity while working as a pianist and singer for the BBC during World War II, and was continually performing and broadcasting throughout the bombing of London. She often received letters from people in remote parts of England expressing gratitude for her work and saying that as long as they could hear her voice, they knew England had not fallen. She also traveled across Europe and North Africa with the Glenn Miller Band entertaining troops during the War. After the War, she moved to New York w
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