| Faye Carol | |
| Birth Place: | Meridian, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Genre: | Jazz, blues, soul |
| Occupation: | Singer |
| Years Active: | 1960s–present |
| Label: | Gamble Girls, World Stage, Round |
Faye Carol is an American jazz and blues singer.
Faye Carol was born in Meridian, Mississippi. After moving with her family to Pittsburg, California, she participated in youth choir at the Solomon Temple Missionary Baptist Church. She sang in blues bars after graduating from high school and won a talent contest in Oakland, California. She worked with locals blues musicians such as Eddie Foster, Johnny Heartsman, and Johnny Talbot. During the 1970s she became more of a cabaret singer.[1]
From 2001 until 2013, Carol was founder and director of the Music in the Community program at the Black Repertory Group in Berkeley, California.[2]
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Flow (with Kito Gamble Trio) | World Stage; reissued on Noir (1998) |
| 2003 | The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol | Gamble Girls/CD Baby |
| 2006 | Represent | Sista Kee |
| 2007 | Harriet Tubman: Bound for the Promised Land | Marcus Shelby |
| 2007 | The Angola Project | Howard Wiley |
| 2008 | Faye Sings Lady Day (Live At Yoshi's) | Gamble Girls/CD Baby |
| 2009 | Carolizing Christmas | Gamble Girls/CD Baby |
| 2009 | Soul of the Movement: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | Marcus Shelby |
| 2012 | Twelve Gates to the City | Howard Wiley |
| 2014 | Faye Sings Lady Day 2 (Live At Yoshi's) | Gamble Girls/CD Baby |