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