If you love great songs and great stories, this episode is for you. My guest is the Chanteuse; The Lover of vintage pop music; the one and only CAROLE J. BUFFORD (Click her name for her website)
Carole has become one of the most sought-after young performers in the international cabaret & jazz scene. Her recent shows, “Speak Easy.” (featuring the Grammy Award-winning Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks) and her show “Body & Soul” earned her rave reviews across the board, including a stunning review in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Carole is the recipient of a Nightlife, Bistro and Broadway World Award for Outstanding Vocalist. She has traveled all over the United States performing at such prestigious venues as The Colony Hotel’s Royal Room in Palm Beach; The Venetian Room in Dallas; Cabaret 313 in Detroit; Broadway By The Bay in San Mateo; and The Upright Cabaret in Los Angeles, She recently made her London Debut at Crazy Coqs to great critical acclaim.
Recently, Carole was featured in Michael Feinstein’s Great American Songbook series at Jazz at Lincoln Center. She has been spotlighted in numerous “Broadway By The Year” concerts, both at the famous Town Hall in New York City and in California. Carole recently starred in Scott Siegel’s “11 O’Clock Numbers at 11 O’Clock” at Feinstein’s at The Loews Regency Hotel along with Christina Bianco and Scott Coulter. The show played every Thursday and enjoyed an eight-month run, one of the longest in Feinstein’s history.
Carole originally hails from Lincolnton, Georgia where she grew up on healthy doses of Liza Minnelli, Judy Garland, Patsy Cline, Dinah Washington, & Bessie Smith. She attended Ithaca College where she majored in Musical Theater. She is a firm believer in honoring, celebrating, & teaching the Great American Songbook. She has 2 full length albums to her credit. The critically acclaimed ALL BY MYSELF and her newest record COME TOGETHER- THE MUSIC OF THE 1960’S AND 1970’S
She has an amazing You Tube channel when you can see her videos for such classic hits as “Suzanne” by Randy Newman and “California Dreaming” By The Mamas and The Papas. https://www.youtube.com/user/carolejbufford
She’d also like someone playing a nasty slide trombone to follow her around punctuating her daily activities. But then again…who wouldn’t