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Jazz

United States

Thelma Carpenter

Top Songs By Thelma Carpenter

He's the Wizard / March of the Munchkins (The Wiz/Soundtrack Version)Thelma Carpenter

A Brand New Day (The Wiz/Soundtrack Version)Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross, Richard Pryor, Lena Horne, Mabel King, Thelma Carpenter & Theresa Merritt

Yes, I'm Lonesome TonightThelma Carpenter

Listen to But Not for Me (feat. Alec Wilder & Loonis McGlohon) by Thelma Carpenter, see lyrics, music video & more!

But Not for Me (feat. Alec Wilder & Loonis McGlohon)Thelma Carpenter

Listen to Conversation: Alexander's Ragtime Band (feat. Alec Wilder & Loonis McGlohon) by Thelma Carpenter, see lyrics, music video & more!

Conversation: Alexander's Ragtime Band (feat. Alec Wilder & Loonis McGlohon)Thelma Carpenter

Listen to Coversation: I Wish I Were in Love Again (feat. Alec Wilder & Loonis McGlohon) by Thelma Carpenter, see lyrics, music video & more!

Coversation: I Wish I Were in Love Again (feat. Alec Wilder & Loonis McGlohon)Thelma Carpenter

Listen to Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me by Thelma Carpenter, see lyrics, music video & more!

Do Nothin' Till You Hear from MeThelma Carpenter

Listen to More Than You Know by Thelma Carpenter, see lyrics, music video & more!

More Than You KnowThelma Carpenter

Listen to Stairway To The Stars by Teddy Wilson & Thelma Carpenter, see lyrics, music video & more!

Stairway To The StarsTeddy Wilson & Thelma Carpenter

Listen to Conversation and Finale: I'll Be Around (feat. Alec Wilder & Loonis McGlohon) by Thelma Carpenter, see lyrics, music video & more!

Conversation and Finale: I'll Be Around (feat. Alec Wilder & Loonis McGlohon)Thelma Carpenter

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Album

1997

A SouvenirThelma Carpenter

About Thelma Carpenter

Hometown

Brooklyn, NY, United States

Born

January 15, 1922

Genre

Jazz

Vocalist Thelma Carpenter enjoyed a long and rich career in radio, recording, vaudeville, television, movies, and the stage. Discovered by famed talent scout John Hammond when she was 19, she worked alongside Coleman Hawkins, Count Basie, and Teddy Wilson, and recorded as a headliner and backing vocalist. She provided the singing voice for screen stars who couldn't carry a tune, and was a frequent guest on Eddie Cantor's radio show. She starred in several Broadway revues, played Dolly Levi on-stage in Hello Dolly!, appeared in the 1978 film version of The Wiz, and was a guest star on The Cosby Show at the age of 74.