Thelma Carpenter
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Thelma Carpenter (January 15, 1922 – May 14, 1997) was a jazz singer and actress best known as "Miss One" in the film The Wiz.
She was born in Brooklyn, NY, the only child of Fred and Mary Carpenter, and attended Girls' Commercial High School, where Susan Hayward was just a few years ahead.
Career
Carpenter, a child performer, appeared on WNYC in New York and won an amateur night at the Apollo Theatre in 1938, where she would be honored and on the 1993 all-star NBC-TV special Apollo Theater Hall of Fame, hosted by Bill Cosby. On historic 52nd Street, where she was discovered by John Hammond, she competed with Kelly's Stables and the Famous Door.
She made her debut as a band vocalist with Teddy Wilson's short-lived orchestra in 1939, recording "Love Grows on the White Oak Tree" and "This Is the Time" for Brunswick Records. In 1940, she appeared in Coleman Hawkins' orchestra, with whom she coproduced the RCA Bluebird Records classic "He's Funny That Way." Helen Humes first appeared on Count Basie in 1943 and spent two years with the band, as well as several popular V-disc styles, such as "I Didn't Know About You," "More Than You Know," "I Dream of You," "I Dream of You," "I Dream of You," "Tess' Torch Song," and "My Ideal."
"The Last Thing Is Your Pity" by Frank Loesser, "The Last Thing I Want Is Your Pity" was also a V-disc version. Dinah Shore was named as a vocalist on Eddie Cantor's radio show from 1945 to 1946, marking the first time a black artist has been recognized as a permanent member of an all-white exhibition without playing a character. She was a top nightclub attraction for the majority of her career, appearing at Le Ruban Bleu, Spivy's Roof, the Bon Soir, the St. Regis Maisonette, and Michael's Pub, as well as Chez Bricktop in Paris and Rome. She appeared in major theaters, including the Capitol Theatre, Loew's State Theatre (New York City), the Strand, and the Palace Theatre on Broadway, and performed with Duke Ellington in concert and on television. She appeared on Majestic Records, Musicraft Records, Columbia Records, RCA Victor Records, and Coral Records, for whom she had a surprising chart hit in 1961, answering Elvis Presley with Yes, I'm Lonesome Tonight.
Memphis Bound with Bill Robinson, Inside USA with Beatrice Lillie, the 1952 revival of Shuffle Along with Avon Long, Ankles Aweigh with Betty and Jane Kean, and the title role in Hello, Dolly! With her name in all of the ads, she replaced Pearl Bailey more than 100 times and became the fully billed matinee actress. In Dolly, she was seen by a Paramount producer who had hired her to co-star as the mother in Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park's television version. Irene Paige, a Philadelphia and Washington artist, appeared in Bubbling Brown Sugar but was not allowed to attend the opening and was included in the original workshop performance of Taking My Turn.
Carpenter appeared in Bob Fosse's "Berthe" in Pippin's year as the "Woz" in Sidney Lumet's film version, the showtopper. Fosse and Lumet arranged their schedules so that she could complete both programs. "Yes, I'm Lonesome Tonight" made her debut on Billboard, RCA Victor, Columbia, and Coral, as well as her answer-record to Elvis Presley, "Yes, I'm Lonesome Tonight." "Thinking of You Tonight" was also a critically acclaimed album by the singer.
Carpenter's television appearances began in the 1940s (including Cavalcade of Stars with Jackie Gleason, Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town, Eddie Condon's "Floor Show" with Duke Ellington, and "Kreisler Bandstand"), and she was prominently featured on the 1993 NBC tribute to Apollo Theater Hall of Fame with Diana Ross, Eric Clapton, and Bill Cosby.
Sepia Records released "Seems Like Old Times" as a 26-track compilation of her best songs. Souvenir, an album collaboration by Ellis Larkins and Alec Wilder, is available on Audiophile Records.
Acting career
Carpenter began acting in Barefoot in the Park in the 1970s, as well as several television films (The Devil's Daughter), comedy films, and comedies such as The Wiz and The Cotton Club.