Valerie Carr
Valerie Carr
Top Songs
| 1 | Make Someone Happy | ||
| 2 | Rockin' Bed | ||
| 3 | Let's Remember the Good Times | ||
| 4 | Mr. Kennedy | ||
| 5 | When the Boys Talk About the Girls |
Albums
Oct 2013 • 2 songs
Jul 1964 • 4 songs
Mar 1964 • 2 songs
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Biography
A New York-born African-American singer, Valerie Carr had cut music for Syd Nathan's King Records in the middle-1950's before signing with Morris Levy's Roulette label in 1958, at age 22. There, she recorded "When The Boys Talk About The Girls," which charted extremely well in England. She was obviously (and justifiably) a favorite of somebody's at Roulette during her years there (1958-62), recording many LPs' worth of songs, including Song Stylist Extraordinaire (1959), on which she turned her talents to songs like "My Funny Valentine," "Try A Little Tenderness," "When I Fall...