Betty Roché
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Betty Roché was an American jazz and blues singer who was born as Mary Elizabeth Roché in 1918 in Wilmington. She began a professional career in 1939 after winning a talent competition at the Apollo Theater and later performed with the Savoy Sultans. Roché is best known for her version of the song âTake the âAâ Trainâ with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, which she performed in the film Reveille with Beverly (1944). She also sang in the 1943 Carnegie Hall premiere of Ellington's suite Black, Brown and Beige. Her recordings with Ellington include the album Ellington Uptown (1952), which featured an extended vocal version of her signature song. In addition to her work with Ellington, she performed with jazz musicians including Lester Young and Hot Lips Page and joined the Earl Hines band in 1944. Her solo discography includes the studio albums Take the "A" Train (1956), Singin' & Swingin' (1960), and Lightly and Politely (1961). Roché died in 1999.
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- Take The "A" Train by Betty Roché
- Jim
- All Too Soon
- Polka Dots and Moonbeams
- I Just Got the Message, Baby
- September in the Rain
- You Don't Love Me No More
- Why Shouldn't I?
- Maybe You'll Be There
- I Had the Craziest Dream
- Just Squeeze Me
- I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
- For All We Know
- (It Will Have to Do) Until the Real Thing Comes Along
- Take the "A" Train
- September Song
- Billie's Bounce
- Mellow Tone
- A Foggy Day
- Come Rain Or Come Shine
- When I Fall In Love
- Day by Day
- Where or When
- Take the "A" Train featuring Betty Roché
