1. Carleen Cassandra Anderson was born on May 10,1957 and is an American musician.
15 Facts About Carleen Anderson
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Carleen Anderson was the vocalist, composer, and musician for the Young Disciples and is known for her numerous, varied collaborations.
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Carleen Anderson is credited with composing and writing futuristic Operas.
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Carleen Anderson received several scholarships to study classical and jazz music performance, as well as music education, at Los Angeles City College and the University of Southern California.
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Carleen Anderson studied Creative Literature at the University of California in Los Angeles.
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From 2002 to 2007 Carleen Anderson taught and was Head of the Vocal Department at Brighton Institute of Modern Music.
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Carleen Anderson had a bi-annual residency at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in Soho, performing to packed audiences from 2006 to 2015.
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Carleen Anderson sang a varied repertoire of jazz classics, musical theatre and unreleased material, as well as her commercial hits.
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In March 2007, in celebration of International Women's Day, Carleen Anderson had the honour of singing for Her Majesty The Queen.
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In 2019 Carleen Anderson became an Associate Artist at Hall for Cornwall in Truro.
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In June 2020 Carleen Anderson composed the music and was the featured vocalist and narrator for the BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Harlem Renaissance author Jean Toomer's Cane, Drama of the Week in the BBC Sounds Electric Decade series.
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Carleen Anderson is preparing a Southwest England regional premiere performance as well as a worldwide release of a double album of the full music scenes from the opera in autumn 2024.
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Carleen Anderson is the daughter of singer Vicki Anderson, stepdaughter of Bobby Byrd and goddaughter of James Brown.
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Vicki Carleen Anderson featured with James Brown during the 1960s and 1970s.
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Carleen Anderson's mother was married to Bobby Byrd.