JEAN CARNE - Was that all it was

Jean Carn
(born Sarah Jean Perkins on March 15, 1947 in Atlanta United States) is an American jazz and pop singer known for her unique vocalising and her impressive interpretative and improvisational skills. Early in her career, her name was spelled as Jean Carn before she added an e under the advice of a numerologist.

Carn is a vocalist credited with a five octave vocal range.She is recognised for her unique vocal ability and has proven herself to be a vocalist of unlimited depth and dimension.

She began her recording career with her then-husband, pianist Doug Carn, founder of Black Jazz Records.

Jean Carne's distinctive voice is simply timeless. UK soul devotees will undoubtedly recall many of her fantastic ballads, such as "Don't Let It Go To Your Head" and "Closer Than Close". Purists are catered for too, her recordings with the legendary Norman Connors are warm yet powerful and an example of how to produce a love song.
How about her sensational version of the now infamous "If You Don't Know Me By Now" or of Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Dindi"? And for those of you who like to get up and dance, not much beats the feel-good factor that is there in bucketfuls in her 1981 duet with the fantastic Glenn Jones, "Sweet and Wonderful".
In fact, this song title is a perfect description of her voice and the person that she is.

So next time you hear someone talk about the leading ladies of soul, such as Aretha, Chaka and Gladys,
if Jean isn't mentioned alongside the others it is the duty of any soul aficionado to correct this omission!

Jean Carne,
you are one of the greatest singers to have lived, and we thank you for your fantastic contribution to the world of Real Music.

Dr. Love..............

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[redmanthinks]

Saw her live about 20 years ago. Good to see she has n`t lost it!