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15 Facts About Mindy Carson

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Mindy Carson was born on July 16,1927 and is an American former traditional pop vocalist.

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Mindy Carson was heard often on radio during the 1940s and 1950s.

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In 1946, while still in her teens, Mindy Carson won an audition to the radio program Stairway to the Stars.

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Mindy Carson joined the singing bandleader Harry Cool that year and made a number of recordings with him, one of which, "Rumors Are Flying", made the chart.

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Mindy Carson was heard on Guy Lombardo's syndicated program in the late 1940s and her own variety program which began on the CBS Network in 1949.

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Mindy Carson had her own thrice-weekly program, sponsored by the US Army, in 1950.

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Mindy Carson was widely promoted as one of the guests on the November 5,1950 premiere of NBC's The Big Show, hosted by Tallulah Bankhead.

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8.

On December 30,1952 she began the Mindy Carson Show, sponsored by Embassy cigarettes, on NBC.

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Mindy Carson's recording of "Candy and Cake" was backed with "My Foolish Heart" and the record became a rare two-sided hit.

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Mindy Carson then moved to Columbia Records, and her duet with Guy Mitchell, "Cause I Love You That's-A-Why", climbed on the charts to the top 25.

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Mindy Carson guest-starred on ABC's 1957 series The Guy Mitchell Show.

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Mindy Carson had only one more hit, Ivory Joe Hunter's "Since I Met You Baby" in 1957.

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Mindy Carson returned to Broadway in the 1960s in two comedies, Mary, Mary and Dinner at Eight.

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In 1949, Mindy Carson became the youngest performer to receive top billing at New York City's Copacabana nightclub.

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Mindy Carson performed at clubs in New Orleans, Baltimore, and other cities.