Carla Ruth White (September 15, 1951 – May 9, 2007) was an American jazz vocalist.
Biography
White was born in Oakland, California, and raised in New York City, where she studied jazz dance.[4] She began singing and acting in high school.[4] She moved to London in 1969 to attend Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.[4] She returned to New York City and took music lessons intermittently during the 1970s with Lennie Tristano and Warne Marsh.[2] In 1979 she met trumpet Manny Duran, who became her mentor. They formed the White-Duran Band and recorded the album Andruline for Stash.[2] White died from cancer on May 9, 2007, in New York.[2][5]