Episode 20 - CAROLE J. BUFFORD - CABARET STAR, CHANTEUSE, INTERNATIONAL PERFORMER

If you love great songs and great stories, this episode is for you.
My guest is the Chanteuse; The Lover of vintage pop music; the one
and only CAROLE J. BUFFORD (Click her name for her website) Carole
has become one of the most sought-after young performers in the
international cabaret & jazz scene. Her recent shows, “Speak
Easy.” (featuring the Grammy Award-winning Vince Giordano & The
Nighthawks) and her show “Body & Soul” earned her rave reviews
across the board, including a stunning review in The New York Times
and The Wall Street Journal. Carole is the recipient of a
Nightlife, Bistro and Broadway World Award for Outstanding
Vocalist. She has traveled all over the United States performing at
such prestigious venues as The Colony Hotel’s Royal Room in Palm
Beach; The Venetian Room in Dallas; Cabaret 313 in Detroit;
Broadway By The Bay in San Mateo; and The Upright Cabaret in Los
Angeles, She recently made her London Debut at Crazy Coqs to great
critical acclaim. Recently, Carole was featured in Michael
Feinstein’s Great American Songbook series at Jazz at Lincoln
Center. She has been spotlighted in numerous “Broadway By The Year”
concerts, both at the famous Town Hall in New York City and in
California. Carole recently starred in Scott Siegel’s “11 O’Clock
Numbers at 11 O’Clock” at Feinstein’s at The Loews Regency Hotel
along with Christina Bianco and Scott Coulter. The show played
every Thursday and enjoyed an eight-month run, one of the longest
in Feinstein’s history. Carole originally hails from Lincolnton,
Georgia where she grew up on healthy doses of Liza Minnelli, Judy
Garland, Patsy Cline, Dinah Washington, & Bessie Smith. She
attended Ithaca College where she majored in Musical Theater. She
is a firm believer in honoring, celebrating, & teaching the
Great American Songbook. She has 2 full length albums to her
credit. The critically acclaimed ALL BY MYSELF and her newest
record COME TOGETHER- THE MUSIC OF THE 1960’S AND 1970’S She has an
amazing You Tube channel when you can see her videos for such
classic hits as “Suzanne” by Randy Newman and “California Dreaming”
By The Mamas and The Papas.
https://www.youtube.com/user/carolejbufford She’d also like someone
playing a nasty slide trombone to follow her around punctuating her
daily activities. But then again…who wouldn’t