CATHY CARROLL

CATHY CARROLL

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Cathy Carroll, born December 26th, 1939 as Carolyn Stern, was an American singer and first recorded for the Triodex label in 1961 where members of the Earls and the 4 Evers sang backup. Her single "Jimmy Love" reached #11 on the WLS Chicago survey. Next came Warner Brothers where she recorded "Poor Little Puppet", her only Hot 100 entry, which struggled to climb the Hot 100 stopping at No. 91. Her powerful voice was well suited to her revival of Johnny Ray's "Cry" and she persevered until the mid 1960s with sides cut for the Philips, Cheer, Musicor,[3] and Dot labels. Her music was always pure high school pop and amongst her songs was an answer version to Brian Hyland's "Ginny Come Lately" and a version of "The Young Ones" which topped the charts in the UK for Cliff Richard. Cathy was portrayed as the "typical American girl" and went on a sponsored tour of 100 radio stations. In the 2000s the Cheer label issued a 24 track CD of her complete works. She retired from music in the 1970's to raise her two children, Ron Scott, born in 1968 and Jennifer, born in 1976.

Lassen wir den ALL MUSIC GUIDE und Greg Adams sprechen:

Everyone knows that Elvis Presley is the King of Rock & Roll and Patti Page is the Singing Rage, but what is Cathy Carroll's lofty title? Her histrionic vocal style is so over the top, so melodramatic, it demands the respect and canonization that an official honorific would confer. Carroll was one of the premier drama queens of the early '60s, emoting her way through teen records that should have found a much wider audience. The Cathy Carroll Story compiles 24 recordings, some so obscure they aren't listed in specialty record guides. Her two hits are included, but "hit" is a relative term in this case: "Poor Little Puppet" peaked at number 91 in 1962, and the teen tragedy classic "Jimmy Love" failed to register in Billboard at all but was a minor entry on the Cash Box chart. The latter song tells an irony-free story about a girl whose boyfriend is killed when a tree falls on him during a storm. Commercially speaking, Carroll's other records were even less successful, from the oblique Elvis tribute of "He's Famous" to the intense pathos of "Every Leaf That Falls," certainly one of the most dramatic teen records ever waxed. It is worth noting that Carroll was able to cover Johnnie Ray's "Cry" and arguably outdo him in the drama department. Carroll's recordings from the mid- and late '60s experimented with chipper country-pop and the girl group style and, although none ever broke out, her apparent dedication and persistence in trying to establish a career in music is admirable. The Cathy Carroll Story is mastered from vinyl sources originally released on a myriad of mostly independent labels, so the sound quality is mixed but acceptable. The handful of listeners who fondly remember and appreciate Carroll's unique talent will gladly weather a few rough patches for the opportunity to hear so much of her music in one place. ~ Greg Adams, All Music Guide

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