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|Birth_name = Angelina Helen Catherine Cordovano |
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|Born = {{birth date|1926|6|28|df=y}}, [[Bronx]], [[New York, New York|New York]], [[United States]] |
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|Died = {{Dda|1988|11|22|1936|6|28|df=yes}}, [[Fayetteville,_New_York|Fayetteville]], [[New York, New York|New York]], [[United States]]<ref>[[The Post-Standard|Syracuse Post-Standard]], November 24th, 1988, p. B2, Metro Edition</ref> |
|Died = {{Dda|1988|11|22|1936|6|28|df=yes}}, [[Fayetteville,_New_York|Fayetteville]], [[New York, New York|New York]], [[United States]]<ref>[[The Post-Standard|Syracuse Post-Standard]], November 24th, 1988, p. B2, Metro Edition</ref> |
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|Genre = [[Traditional pop music|Traditional pop]] |
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'''Angelina Helen Catherine Cordovano''' (June 28, |
'''Angelina Helen Catherine Cordovano''' (June 28, 1926 - November 22, 1988),<ref>[[Syracuse Herald-Journal]], November 23rd 1988, p. B4, Suburban Edition</ref> <ref>[[The Post-Standard|Syracuse Post-Standard]], November 24th, 1988, p. B2, Metro Edition</ref> known professionally as '''Cathy Carr''', was a [[popular music|pop]] singer. |
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She was born in the [[New York, New York|New York]] borough of The [[Bronx]]. As a child, she appeared on ''[[The Horn & Hardart Children's Hour|The Children's Hour]],'' a [[television show]] locally aired in New York, sponsored by [[Horn & Hardart]], a cafeteria chain which had locations in New York and [[Philadelphia]]. She later became a singer and [[dance]]r with the [[United Service Organizations|USO]] and joined [[big band]] orchestras such as those of [[Sammy Kaye]], [[Johnny Dee]], and Larry Fontaine. In 1953 she signed with [[Coral Records]], but had no hits for them, later switching to [[Fraternity Records]], a small company based in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]], in early 1955. It was for Fraternity that she had her only major hit, "[[Ivory Tower (1956 song)|Ivory Tower]]", which was her third record for Fraternity. She never again had another big hit, though in 1959 she had two small successes for [[Roulette Records]]. She recorded one single for [[Smash Records]] in 1961, which was a more mature song, but went back to recording teenage pop on [[Laurie Records]] in 1962. She moved to [[RCA Records|RCA]] to record a number of albums of standards, before Laurie released her final single in [[1967]]. Her first LP was reissued on [[Dot Records]] in 1966. |
She was born in the [[New York, New York|New York]] borough of The [[Bronx]]. As a child, she appeared on ''[[The Horn & Hardart Children's Hour|The Children's Hour]],'' a [[television show]] locally aired in New York, sponsored by [[Horn & Hardart]], a cafeteria chain which had locations in New York and [[Philadelphia]]. She later became a singer and [[dance]]r with the [[United Service Organizations|USO]] and joined [[big band]] orchestras such as those of [[Sammy Kaye]], [[Johnny Dee]], and Larry Fontaine. In 1953 she signed with [[Coral Records]], but had no hits for them, later switching to [[Fraternity Records]], a small company based in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]], in early 1955. It was for Fraternity that she had her only major hit, "[[Ivory Tower (1956 song)|Ivory Tower]]", which was her third record for Fraternity. She never again had another big hit, though in 1959 she had two small successes for [[Roulette Records]]. She recorded one single for [[Smash Records]] in 1961, which was a more mature song, but went back to recording teenage pop on [[Laurie Records]] in 1962. She moved to [[RCA Records|RCA]] to record a number of albums of standards, before Laurie released her final single in [[1967]]. Her first LP was reissued on [[Dot Records]] in 1966. |
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Angelina Helen Catherine Cordovano (June 28, 1926 - November 22, 1988),[2] [3] known professionally as Cathy Carr, was a pop singer.
She was born in the New York borough of The Bronx. As a child, she appeared on The Children's Hour, a television show locally aired in New York, sponsored by Horn & Hardart, a cafeteria chain which had locations in New York and Philadelphia. She later became a singer and dancer with the USO and joined big band orchestras such as those of Sammy Kaye, Johnny Dee, and Larry Fontaine. In 1953 she signed with Coral Records, but had no hits for them, later switching to Fraternity Records, a small company based in Cincinnati, Ohio, in early 1955. It was for Fraternity that she had her only major hit, "Ivory Tower", which was her third record for Fraternity. She never again had another big hit, though in 1959 she had two small successes for Roulette Records. She recorded one single for Smash Records in 1961, which was a more mature song, but went back to recording teenage pop on Laurie Records in 1962. She moved to RCA to record a number of albums of standards, before Laurie released her final single in 1967. Her first LP was reissued on Dot Records in 1966.
In spite of her age at the time of her 1956 hit Carr recorded a lot of high school pop, not moving on to more mature songs and standards until her pop career was all but over. The CD age saw an unofficial release of selected singles which showed her preference to seem younger than she was and did not include any of her attempts at more mature songs.
Albums
Date of Release | Title | Label | Cat. No | Notes |
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February 1957 | Ivory Tower | Fraternity | F-1005 | |
1959 | Shy | Roulette | SR-25077 | |
1964 | Songs for Sentimentalists | RCA | LPM-2913 (mono) LSP-2913(Stereo) | |
1965 | Travel by Carr | RCA | PC-1050 (mono) PCS-1050 (Stereo) | |
1966 | Ivory Tower | Dot | DLP-3674 (mono) DLP-25674 (Stereo) |
Reissue of LP on Fraternity Stereo Version is Rechanelled |
Singles
Date of Release | Title | Label | Cat. No | Notes |
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1953 | Heartbroken c/w Half Pint Boogie | Coral | 60907 | |
1953 | I Just Can't Get That Melody Out Of My Mind c/w Somebody Told You A Lie |
Coral | 60988 | |
1953 | I'll Cry At Your Wedding c/w Cryin' for the Carolines | Coral | 61092 | |
1955 | I Never Really Stopped Loving You c/w Warm Your Heart | Fraternity | F-712 | |
1955 | Morning, Noon and Night c/w Towards Evenin' | Fraternity | F-718 | |
1956 | Ivory Tower c/w Please, Please Believe Me | Fraternity | F-734 | |
1956 | I'll Cry At Your Wedding c/w Heartbroken | Coral | 9-61646 | Presumably released by Coral to capitalise on the popularity of Ivory Tower |
1956 | Heart Hideaway c/w The Boy On Page 35 | Fraternity | F-743 | |
1956 | Oh Baby c/w Waltzing To The Blues | Fraternity | F-750 | |
1957 | Una Momento c/w It Looks Like Love | Fraternity | F-757 | |
1957 | Wild Honey c/w Speak For Yourself, John | Fraternity | F-765 | |
1957 | House of Heartaches c/w Presents From The Past | Fraternity | F-782 | |
1958 | Doll Baby c/w Don't Come To My Party | Fraternity | F-793 | |
1958 | To Know Him Is To Love Him c/w Put Away The Invitation | Roulette | R-4107 | |
1959 | First Anniversary c/w With Love | Roulette | R-4125 | |
1959 | I'm Gonna Change Him c/w The Little Things You Do | Roulette | R-4152 | |
1959 | Shy c/w Personal Secret | Roulette | R-4187 | |
1960 | Little Sister c/w Dark River | Roulette | R-4219 | |
1960 | A Little Time c/w What Do I Do Now | Roulette | R-4248 | |
1960 | I Want To Be Your Pet c/w Golden Locket | Roulette | R-4296 | |
1961 | Johnny's Song c/w Someone Told You A Lie | Roulette | R-4323 | |
1961 | Yearning c/w Baseball He Loves | Roulette | R-4367 | |
1961 | I Can't Begin To Tell You c/w You're Breaking My Heart | Roulette | R-4383 | |
1961 | Footprints In The Snow c/w Nein Nein Fraulein | Smash | S-1726 | |
1962 | Ivory Tower c/w Should I Believe Him | Laurie | LR-3133 | Ivory Tower is a new recording |
1962 | Sailor Boy c/w Next Time The Band Plays A Waltz | Laurie | LR-3147 | |
1963 | I Waded In The Water c/w In Place Of You | Laurie | LR-3161 | |
1963 | My Favourite Song c/w The Ghost Of A Broken Heart | Laurie | LR-3206 | |
1967 | When You Come Home Again c/w The Ghost Of A Broken Heart | Laurie | LR-3378 |
References
- ^ Syracuse Post-Standard, November 24th, 1988, p. B2, Metro Edition
- ^ Syracuse Herald-Journal, November 23rd 1988, p. B4, Suburban Edition
- ^ Syracuse Post-Standard, November 24th, 1988, p. B2, Metro Edition
- Biography on the Iceberg.com site
- Discographical information from Global Dog Productions