Carol Raye

Carol Raye was born and raised near Des Moines, Iowa. By age 13, she found some bebop recordings and began a love affair with jazz. A year later, Carol was “discovered” by the Valley High School vocal director and was blessed with four years of classical voice lessons and active performance. Opportunity knocked again with a gig as the vocal soloist for the University of Iowa jazz band. This flamed her passion for jazz. She made a home in Boise, Idaho, after a 12 year adventure of whitewater rafting, skiing, and sailing. Carol Raye has performed in various bands whose musical tastes ran from jazz and blues to rock and roll, with a splash of country music thrown in just to keep things interesting. In addition, she has recorded numerous commercials and harmony tracks for other artist’s recordings. But the jazz flame still burns. Most recently, Carol Raye is crooning Latin jazz in the poetic sounds of Brazilian Portuguese.

Filed Under: Blues, Country / Western, Jazz / Contemporary