Carmen McRae

Carmen Mercedes McRae was an American jazz singer. She is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century and is remembered for her behind-the-beat phrasing and ironic interpretation of lyrics.

8 April 1920

Born on the same birth day (8 April): August Wilhelm von Hofmann • Brian McDermott (footballer) • Charlotte Dawson • Clarence Hudson White • Darren Jessee • Dean Norris • Franco Corelli • Funda Arar • James Herbert • Jenni Asserholt • John Clifford, 9th Baron Clifford • Juan van der Hamen • K. C. Kamalasabayson • Katee Sackhoff • Marie Byles • Mary Pickford • Nayden Todorov • Pancha Carrasco • Raoul Jobin • Robin Wright • Roman Dragoun • Trina Schart Hyman

Born in the same month (April 1920): Ananda Dassanayake • Captain Tom Moore • Clement Isong • Gerald Bouey • Ivor Forbes Guest • James Mann (South Carolina politician) • Julien Ries • Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine • Prince Georg of Denmark • Roberto Calvi • Yoshibayama Junnosuke