The International Sweethearts of Rhythm photographed in the 1940s with Carline Ray on guitar, third from left in the second row.
Carline Ray, a pioneering jazz instrumentalist and vocalist who joined the all-female International Sweethearts of Rhythm in the 1940s, later performed with Erskine Hawkins and Mary Lou Williams and this year released her first recording as a lead vocalist, died on July 18 in Manhattan. She was 88.
Carline Ray, an Enduring Pioneer Woman of Jazz, Dies at 88 - NYTimes.com: ""
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