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Jeanne Carroll, "First Lady of Chicago Blues" Passed Away in Brussels

Source: Ron Templin
August 12, 2011

By Ron Templin Jazz singer Jeanne Carroll suffered a massive heart attack on Sunday, Austus 7, 2011, while she was performing on stage with her daughter Karen Carroll at the 11th Annual Blues Oan Daa Stoazze in Hamme, Belgium. At approx. 9,30 pm GMT+1, while into the fourth song “All Of Me," Jeanne collapsed. Fortunately, the members of the blues society, that hosted the festival were policemen and firemen and within seven seconds emergency personal began resuscitation. During the next ...

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Early Release of Karen Carroll's Blues Mix at Amazon.com

Source: Ron Templin
August 6, 2011

Karen Carroll was surprised this week when she found her new CD had been released early. This production was scheduled to go at the end of August but when shopping for some new music she ran across her own new mp3 download. This is most exciting with the wonderful attention she has gotten from All About Jazz. Karen was thrilled first at the response to the the preview of her single “Do You Ever Think About Me," then second being ...

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Karen Carroll, Chicago's Blues finest returns to America

Source: Ron Templin
July 20, 2011

Karen Carroll will release a new CD, Karen Carroll's Blues Mix, all her original work on August 30th, 2011. Carroll's soulful interpretation of the blues, gospel and jazz, showcase her vocal and guitar talents along with Karen's unique song writing skills. It is with her tremendous love for music that this CD has come to life. It is an international contemporary sound of black rhythm, swing, folk blues, groove, hip-hop and pure jazz, all on one compilation. She worked with ...

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Special AAJ Preview of Karen Carroll's New Single "Do You Ever Think About Me"

Source: Ron Templin
July 16, 2011

Karen Carroll's new single, “Do You Ever Think About Me," a track on her new CD, Karen Carroll's Blues Collection will be featured as the All About Jazz Download of the Day on Friday July 22, 2011. Readers can preview the track by clicking here About Karen Carroll Karen Carroll, singer, songwriter, musician, Chicago native, started singing in church at 6. She was taught singing theory by master Robert Allen and Nate Griffin was her vocal coach. Karen worked with ...

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