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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
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| name = Susannah McCorkle
| name = Susannah McCorkle
| background = solo_singer
| background = solo_singer
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1946|1|4}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1946|1|1}}<ref>https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/susannah_mccorkle_born_1946_3230917</ref>
| birth_place = [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], California, U.S.
| birth_place = [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], California, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2001|5|19|1946|1|4|mf=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2001|5|19|1946|1|1|mf=y}}
| death_place = New York City
| death_place = New York City
| genre = [[Jazz]], [[vocal jazz]]
| genre = [[Jazz]], [[vocal jazz]]
| 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 Records|Concord]]
}}
}}


'''Susannah McCorkle''' (January 4, 1946 – May 19, 2001) was an American jazz singer.
'''Susannah McCorkle''' (January 1, 1946<ref>https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/susannah_mccorkle_born_1946_3230917</ref> – May 19, 2001) was an American jazz singer.


==Biography==
==Biography==
McCorkle was born in [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], California, on January 4, 1946. She moved often because 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. 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=5 November 2017|date=21 May 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=5 November 2017}}</ref>
McCorkle was born in [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], California, on January 1, 1946.<ref>https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/susannah_mccorkle_born_1946_3230917</ref> She moved often because 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.{{cn}}


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=5 November 2017|date=6 January 2006}}</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=November 5, 2017}}</ref>


''[[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" /> ''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=5 November 2017}}</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=6 January 6, 2006}}</ref>


''[[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"/>
Her writing was published in ''Cosmopolitan'', ''Newsday'', ''New York'', and the O. Henry Award Prize Stories.<ref name="Prial" />


''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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McCorkle committed suicide at the age of 55 by jumping from the window of her apartment in Manhattan.<ref name="Holden" /><ref name="Prial" />

==Death==
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McCorkle committed suicide at the age of 55 by jumping from the window of her apartment in Manhattan.<ref name="Holden"/><ref name="Prial"/>


==Death==
==Death==
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* 2015 ''Adeus: The Berlin Concert'' (Sonorama)<ref name="AM discog">{{cite web|title=Susannah McCorkle {{!}} Album Discography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/susannah-mccorkle-mn0000047134/discography|website=AllMusic|accessdate=2 February 2017}}</ref>
* 2015 ''Adeus: The Berlin Concert'' (Sonorama)<ref name="AM discog">{{cite web|title=Susannah McCorkle {{!}} Album Discography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/susannah-mccorkle-mn0000047134/discography|website=AllMusic|accessdate=2 February 2017}}</ref>


== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 15:02, 27 January 2018

Susannah McCorkle
Born(1946-01-01)January 1, 1946[1]
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

Susannah McCorkle (January 1, 1946[2] – May 19, 2001) was an American jazz singer.

Biography

McCorkle was born in Berkeley, California, on January 1, 1946.[3] She moved often because 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]

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.[4] 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.[5]

After moving back to the U.S. in the 1970s, she sang at the Cookery in Greenwich Village[4] and the Riverboat in Manhattan.[5] Later in her career she sang often at the Algonquin Hotel.[6]

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.[6]

No More Blues (1988), her first album for Concord Records, was recorded with guitarists Emily Remler and Bucky Pizzarelli and pianist Dave Frishberg.[7] Her writing was published in Cosmopolitan, Newsday, New York, and the O. Henry Award Prize Stories.[6]

Death

McCorkle committed suicide at the age of 55 by jumping from the window of her apartment in Manhattan.[4][6]

Death

A breast cancer survivor, McCorkle suffered for many years from depression and 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 manner of death.[8]

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

Discography

  • 1980 Over the Rainbow: The Songs of E. Y. Yip Harburg (Inner City)
  • 1981 The Songs of Johnny Mercer (Inner City)
  • 1981 The People That You Never Get to Love (Inner City)
  • 1981 The Music of Harry Warren (Inner City)
  • 1984 Thanks for the Memory: The Songs of Leo Robin (Pausa)
  • 1985 How Do You Keep the Music Playing? (Pausa)
  • 1986 Dream (Pausa)
  • 1988 No More Blues (Concord Jazz)
  • 1990 Sabia (Concord Jazz)
  • 1992 I'll Take Romance (Concord Jazz)
  • 1993 From Bessie to Brazil (Concord Jazz)
  • 1994 From Broadway to Bebop (Concord Jazz)
  • 1995 Easy to Love: The Songs of Cole Porter (Concord Jazz)
  • 1997 Let's Face the Music: The Songs of Irving Berlin (Concord Jazz)
  • 1998 Someone to Watch Over Me: The Songs of George Gershwin (Concord Jazz)
  • 1999 From Broken Hearts to Blue Skies (Concord Jazz)
  • 2000 Hearts and Minds (Concord Jazz)
  • 2002 Ballad Essentials (Concord Jazz)
  • 2015 Adeus: The Berlin Concert (Sonorama)[9]

References

  1. ^ https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/susannah_mccorkle_born_1946_3230917
  2. ^ https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/susannah_mccorkle_born_1946_3230917
  3. ^ https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/susannah_mccorkle_born_1946_3230917
  4. ^ a b c Holden, Stephen (May 21, 2001). "Susannah McCorkle, 55, Pop-Jazz Singer". The New York Times. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  5. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Susannah McCorkle". AllMusic. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d Prial, Dustan (6 January 6, 2006). "Singer Susannah McCorkle Dead at 55". ABC News. Retrieved November 5, 2017. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ Yanow, Scott. "No More Blues". AllMusic. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  8. ^ Blair, Gwenda (May 27, 2002). "Jazz Bird". New York Magazine. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
  9. ^ "Susannah McCorkle | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
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