Home » Search Center » Results: Kagle Redding

Results for "Kagle Redding"

Advanced search options

Results for pages tagged "Kagle Redding"...

Musician

Kagle Redding

Born:

1930-1960 Betty Carter was born Lillie Mae Jones in Flint, Michigan, on May 16, 1930. Though some web sources will list 1929 as her year of birth 1930 is the actual year Betty Carter was born. Her birth name was Lilly Mae Jones and she was born in Flint Michigan on May 16. She grew up in Detroit where her father James Jones worked as the musical director at the local church there. Lily-Mae sang at the Hartford Avenue Church: Its pastor was reverend Charles A. Hill a central figure in Detroit's early civil rights struggle. Her Mother Bessie was a woman who thought, like many religious African- Americans, that Jazz was "the Devil's music". Her mother would remain an active member of the N.A.A.C.P


Engage

Contest Giveaways
Enter our latest contest giveaway sponsored by Calligram Records
Polls & Surveys
Vote for your favorite musicians and participate in our brief surveys.
Publisher's Desk
How To Follow Staff Writers
Read on...

Get more of a good thing!

Our weekly newsletter highlights our top stories, our special offers, and upcoming jazz events near you.