Carolyn Grey

American jazz vocalist. Born 1922 Grey was married to Joe Dale. She had already established herself as a popular radio vocalist on the West Coast in the early 40's. She was hired by Woody Herman in 1941 to join his orchestra and went on touring. That lasted until 1943, in that summer she stopped suddenly. In October 1944, she joined up with Sonny Dunham to play and tour with his band. In 1945 she got the opportunity to record a record of her own. In 1946 she replaced the female singer of Gene Krupa And His Orchestra, Anita O'Day who became ill and couldn't work anymore. She became very popular, but after getting married and the birth of her first child, she stopped touring and recording in 1947. In 1953 she tried to make a come-back, without much success.