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| name = Susannah McCorkle
| name = Susannah McCorkle
| background = solo_singer
| background = solo_singer
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1946|1|1}}<ref name="calbirthindex"/>
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1946|1|1}}
| birth_place = [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], California, U.S.
| birth_place = [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], California, U.S.
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| occupation = Singer
| occupation = Singer
| years_active = 1970s–2001
| years_active = 1970s–2001
| label = [[Inner City Records|Inner City]], [[Pausa Records|Pausa]] [[Concord Records|Concord]]
| label = [[Inner City Records|Inner City]], [[Pausa Records|Pausa]], [[Concord Jazz]]
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'''Susannah McCorkle''' (January 1, 1946<ref name="calbirthindex"/> – May 19, 2001) was an American jazz singer.
'''Susannah McCorkle''' (January 1, 1946 – May 19, 2001) was an American jazz singer.


==Biography==
==Life and career==
A native of [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], California, McCorkle studied Italian literature at the [[University of California at Berkeley]] before dropping out to move to Europe.<ref name="Pogrebin">{{cite web |last1=Pogrebin |first1=Robin |title=A Brave Singer Who Finally Ran Out of Silver Linings |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/24/arts/a-brave-singer-who-finally-ran-out-of-silver-linings.html |website=The New York Times |accessdate=3 September 2019 |date=24 May 2001}}</ref> She was inspired to become a singer when she heard [[Billie Holiday]] sing "I've Got a Right to Sing the Blues". She began her career in the early 1970s by singing at pubs in London with bandleader [[John Chilton]].<ref name="Holden">{{cite web|last1=Holden|first1=Stephen|title=Susannah McCorkle, 55, Pop-Jazz Singer|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/arts/susannah-mccorkle-55-pop-jazz-singer.html|website=The New York Times|accessdate=November 5, 2017|date=May 21, 2001}}</ref> She also worked in London with [[Keith Ingham]] and [[Dick Sudhalter]] and recorded her first two albums, one a tribute to [[Harry Warren]], the other to [[Johnny Mercer]].<ref name="Yanow">{{cite web|last1=Yanow|first1=Scott|title=Susannah McCorkle |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/susannah-mccorkle-mn0000047134/biography |website=AllMusic |accessdate=January 27, 2018 }}</ref>
McCorkle was born in [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], California, on January 1, 1946.<ref name="calbirthindex">[https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/susannah_mccorkle_born_1946_3230917 California Birth Index showing January 1 as Susannah McCorkle's date of birth], californiabirthindex.org; accessed January 27, 2018.</ref> She moved often since her father was an anthropologist who worked at colleges throughout the U.S. During the 1960s, she studied Italian literature at the [[University of California at Berkeley]], then dropped out and moved to Paris.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}


She was inspired to become a singer when she heard [[Billie Holiday]] sing "I've Got a Right to Sing the Blues". She began her career in the early 1970s by singing at pubs in London with bandleader [[John Chilton]].<ref name="Holden">{{cite web|last1=Holden|first1=Stephen|title=Susannah McCorkle, 55, Pop-Jazz Singer|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/arts/susannah-mccorkle-55-pop-jazz-singer.html|website=The New York Times|accessdate=November 5, 2017|date=May 21, 2001}}</ref> She also worked in London with [[Keith Ingham]] and [[Dick Sudhalter]] and recorded her first two albums, one a tribute to [[Harry Warren]], the other to [[Johnny Mercer]].<ref name="Yanow">{{cite web|last1=Yanow|first1=Scott|title=Susannah McCorkle|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/susannah-mccorkle-mn0000047134/biography|website=AllMusic|accessdate=January 27, 2018}}</ref>
After moving back to the U.S. in the 1970s, she sang at the Cookery in Greenwich Village<ref name="Holden"/> and the Riverboat in Manhattan.<ref name="Yanow"/> Later in her career, she often sang at the [[Algonquin Hotel]].<ref name="Prial">{{cite web|last1=Prial|first1=Dustan|title=Singer Susannah McCorkle Dead at 55|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=105049&page=1 |website=ABC News |accessdate=November 5, 2017|date=January 6, 2006}}</ref>


In 1988, PBS affiliate [[WMHT (TV)|WMHT]] recorded the television special ''Susannah McCorkle and Friends: Jazz Meets Pop'' at [[Proctor's Theatre (Schenectady, New York)|Proctors]] in Schenectady, NY. It featured [[Gerry Mulligan]], [[Mark Murphy (singer)|Mark Murphy]], [[Gene Bertoncini]] and [[Michael_Moore_(bassist)|Michael Moore]]. "The outstanding female jazz vocalist of her generation," said critic [[Francis Davis]], attending the recording.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Davis |first1=Francis |title=Jazz and its Discontents |date=2009 |publisher=Hachette Books |isbn=978-0-7867-4981-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oF0FywuNqU4C&dq=Susannah+McCorkle+wmht&pg=PT79}}</ref>
After moving back to the U.S. in the 1970s, she sang at the Cookery in Greenwich Village<ref name="Holden"/> and the Riverboat in Manhattan.<ref name="Yanow"/> Later in her career she sang often at the [[Algonquin Hotel]].<ref name="Prial">{{cite web|last1=Prial|first1=Dustan|title=Singer Susannah McCorkle Dead at 55|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=105049&page=1|website=ABC News|accessdate=November 5, 2017|date=January 6, 2006}}</ref>


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''No More Blues'' (1989), her first album for [[Concord Jazz]], was recorded with guitarists [[Emily Remler]] and [[Bucky Pizzarelli]] and pianist [[Dave Frishberg]].<ref name="No More">{{cite web |last1=Yanow |first1=Scott |title=No More Blues|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/no-more-blues-mw0000653469|website=AllMusic|accessdate=November 5, 2017}}</ref> Her writing was published in ''Cosmopolitan'', ''Newsday'', ''New York'', and the O. Henry Award Prize Stories.<ref name="Prial"/>
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''[[Stereo Review]]'' magazine named ''How Do You Keep the Music Playing'' (1986) album of the year, while critic Leonard Feather named it vocal album of the year.<ref name="Prial"/>


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''[[Stereo Review]]'' magazine named ''How Do You Keep the Music Playing'' (1985) as the album of the year, while critic Leonard Feather named it the vocal album of the year.<ref name="Prial"/>
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''No More Blues'' (1988), her first album for [[Concord Records]], was recorded with guitarists [[Emily Remler]] and [[Bucky Pizzarelli]] and pianist [[Dave Frishberg]].<ref name="No More">{{cite web|last1=Yanow|first1=Scott|title=No More Blues|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/no-more-blues-mw0000653469|website=AllMusic|accessdate=November 5, 2017}}</ref> Her writing was published in ''Cosmopolitan'', ''Newsday'', ''New York'', and the O. Henry Award Prize Stories.<ref name="Prial"/>


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A [[breast cancer]] survivor, McCorkle suffered for many years from [[Major depressive disorder|depression]]. She died by suicide at age 55 by leaping off the balcony of her apartment at 41 West 86th Street in Manhattan. She was alone in her home at the time. The police immediately entered her home after identifying her body and found no evidence of foul play. Suicide was ruled the cause of death.<ref name=nymag>{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/music/jazz/reviews/6064/|title=Jazz Bird|last=Blair|first=Gwenda|website=New York Magazine|date=May 27, 2002|accessdate=June 3, 2009}}</ref>
==Death==
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A [[breast cancer]] survivor, McCorkle suffered for many years from [[Major depressive disorder|depression]]. She committed suicide at age 55 by leaping off the balcony of her apartment at 41 West 86th Street in Manhattan. She was alone in her home at the time. The police immediately entered her home after identifying her body and found no foul play. Suicide was ruled the cause of death.<ref name=nymag>{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/music/jazz/reviews/6064/|title=Jazz Bird|last=Blair|first=Gwenda|website=New York Magazine|date=May 27, 2002|accessdate=June 3, 2009}}</ref>

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''Haunted Heart'', a biography of Susannah McCorkle written by Linda Dahl, was published in September 2006 by University of Michigan Press.


==Discography==
==Discography==
* ''The Music of Harry Warren'' (Inner City, 1976)
* ''The Music of Harry Warren'' (Inner City, 1976)
* ''The Quality of Mercer'' (Inner City, 1980)
* ''The Quality of Mercer'' (Inner City, 1980)
* ''Over the Rainbow: The Songs of E.Y. Yip Harburg'' (Inner City, 1981)
* ''Over the Rainbow: The Songs of E.Y. 'Yip' Harburg'' (Inner City, 1981)
* ''The People That You Never Get to Love'' (Inner City, 1981)
* ''The People That You Never Get to Love'' (Inner City, 1981)
* ''Thanks for the Memory: Songs of Leo Robin'' (Pausa, 1984)
* ''Thanks for the Memory: Songs of Leo Robin'' (Pausa, 1984)
* ''How Do You Keep the Music Playing?'' (PA USA, 1985)
* ''How Do You Keep the Music Playing?'' (Pausa, 1985)
* ''Dream'' (Pausa, 1987)
* ''Dream'' (Pausa, 1987)
* ''As Time Goes by'' (CBS/Sony, 1987)
* ''As Time Goes by'' (CBS/Sony, 1987)
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* ''[[From Broken Hearts to Blue Skies]]'' (Concord Jazz, 1999)
* ''[[From Broken Hearts to Blue Skies]]'' (Concord Jazz, 1999)
* ''[[Hearts and Minds (album)|Hearts and Minds]]'' (Concord Jazz, 2000)
* ''[[Hearts and Minds (album)|Hearts and Minds]]'' (Concord Jazz, 2000)
* ''Most Requested Songs'' (Concord Jazz, 2001)
* ''[[Ballad Essentials]]'' (Concord Jazz, 2002)
* ''[[Ballad Essentials]]'' (Concord Jazz, 2002)
* ''The Beginning 1975'' (Challenge, 2002)
* ''The Beginning: 1975'' (Challenge, 2002)
* ''Adeus: The Berlin Concert'' (Sonorama, 2015)
* ''Adeus: The Berlin Concert'' (Sonorama, 2015)

==Biography==
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''Haunted Heart'' by Linda Dahl (University of Michigan Press, 2006).



==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://archives.nypl.org/mus/20354 Susannah McCorkle Papers, 1946–2001] Music Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
* [http://archives.nypl.org/mus/20354 Susannah McCorkle Papers, 1946–2001] Music Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
* {{Find a Grave|22887}}
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Revision as of 00:52, 3 November 2024

Susannah McCorkle
Born(1946-01-01)January 1, 1946
Berkeley, California, U.S.
DiedMay 19, 2001(2001-05-19) (aged 55)
New York City
GenresJazz, vocal jazz
OccupationSinger
Years active1970s–2001
LabelsInner City, Pausa, Concord Jazz

Susannah McCorkle (January 1, 1946 – May 19, 2001) was an American jazz singer.

Life and career

A native of Berkeley, California, McCorkle studied Italian literature at the University of California at Berkeley before dropping out to move to Europe.[1] She was inspired to become a singer when she heard Billie Holiday sing "I've Got a Right to Sing the Blues". She began her career in the early 1970s by singing at pubs in London with bandleader John Chilton.[2] She also worked in London with Keith Ingham and Dick Sudhalter and recorded her first two albums, one a tribute to Harry Warren, the other to Johnny Mercer.[3]

After moving back to the U.S. in the 1970s, she sang at the Cookery in Greenwich Village[2] and the Riverboat in Manhattan.[3] Later in her career, she often sang at the Algonquin Hotel.[4]

In 1988, PBS affiliate WMHT recorded the television special Susannah McCorkle and Friends: Jazz Meets Pop at Proctors in Schenectady, NY. It featured Gerry Mulligan, Mark Murphy, Gene Bertoncini and Michael Moore. "The outstanding female jazz vocalist of her generation," said critic Francis Davis, attending the recording.[5]

No More Blues (1989), her first album for Concord Jazz, was recorded with guitarists Emily Remler and Bucky Pizzarelli and pianist Dave Frishberg.[6] Her writing was published in Cosmopolitan, Newsday, New York, and the O. Henry Award Prize Stories.[4]

Stereo Review magazine named How Do You Keep the Music Playing (1985) as the album of the year, while critic Leonard Feather named it the vocal album of the year.[4]

A breast cancer survivor, McCorkle suffered for many years from depression. She died by suicide at age 55 by leaping off the balcony of her apartment at 41 West 86th Street in Manhattan. She was alone in her home at the time. The police immediately entered her home after identifying her body and found no evidence of foul play. Suicide was ruled the cause of death.[7]

Discography

  • The Music of Harry Warren (Inner City, 1976)
  • The Quality of Mercer (Inner City, 1980)
  • Over the Rainbow: The Songs of E.Y. 'Yip' Harburg (Inner City, 1981)
  • The People That You Never Get to Love (Inner City, 1981)
  • Thanks for the Memory: Songs of Leo Robin (Pausa, 1984)
  • How Do You Keep the Music Playing? (Pausa, 1985)
  • Dream (Pausa, 1987)
  • As Time Goes by (CBS/Sony, 1987)
  • No More Blues (Concord Jazz, 1989)
  • Sabia (Concord Jazz, 1990)
  • I'll Take Romance (Concord Jazz, 1992)
  • From Bessie to Brazil (Concord Jazz, 1993)
  • From Broadway to Bebop (Concord Jazz, 1994)
  • Easy to Love: The Songs of Cole Porter (Concord Jazz, 1996)
  • Let's Face the Music: The Songs of Irving Berlin (Concord Jazz, 1997)
  • Someone to Watch Over Me: The Songs of George Gershwin (Concord Jazz, 1998)
  • From Broken Hearts to Blue Skies (Concord Jazz, 1999)
  • Hearts and Minds (Concord Jazz, 2000)
  • Most Requested Songs (Concord Jazz, 2001)
  • Ballad Essentials (Concord Jazz, 2002)
  • The Beginning: 1975 (Challenge, 2002)
  • Adeus: The Berlin Concert (Sonorama, 2015)

Biography

Haunted Heart by Linda Dahl (University of Michigan Press, 2006).


References

  1. ^ Pogrebin, Robin (May 24, 2001). "A Brave Singer Who Finally Ran Out of Silver Linings". The New York Times. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Holden, Stephen (May 21, 2001). "Susannah McCorkle, 55, Pop-Jazz Singer". The New York Times. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Susannah McCorkle". AllMusic. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Prial, Dustan (January 6, 2006). "Singer Susannah McCorkle Dead at 55". ABC News. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  5. ^ Davis, Francis (2009). Jazz and its Discontents. Hachette Books. ISBN 978-0-7867-4981-2.
  6. ^ Yanow, Scott. "No More Blues". AllMusic. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  7. ^ Blair, Gwenda (May 27, 2002). "Jazz Bird". New York Magazine. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
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