A New Documentary Shines Light on Jazz Singer Carol Sloane's Turbulent North Carolina Years
“Raleigh, North Carolina,” Sloane recalls telling a talent agent. “They don’t have jazz down there, do they?”
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“Raleigh, North Carolina,” Sloane recalls telling a talent agent. “They don’t have jazz down there, do they?”
Carol Sloane died at 85. The New York Times wrote about the Jazz singer from Rhode Island, "After seemingly being on the verge of stardom, she languished for decades, battered by changing tastes and bad luck, before enjoying a midlife comeback."
After seemingly being on the verge of stardom, she languished for decades, battered by changing tastes and bad luck, before enjoying a midlife comeback.
A songbook interpreter with a smoky, subtle style, Carole Sloane had a career equally touched by good fortune and bad timing. She died on Jan. 23, of complications from a stroke.
May 10, 1952 — March 1, 2022 Mark Shrode was born in East Los Angeles as the second son of Richard Shrode and Margaret Joy Granger Shrode. Growing up in Manhattan Beach, he was part of a talented group of young musicians at Mira Costa High School. His talent as an alto saxophone player was recognize