Carol Hall, born in 1936 in Abilene, Texas, was an American composer and lyricist. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1960 and began her career singing in clubs. In 1970, she signed to Elektra Records as a singer-songwriter, releasing two albums: If I Be Your Lady (1971) and Beads & Feathers (1972). Hall's breakthrough came with the Broadway musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, for which she composed both music and lyrics. The show premiered in 1978 and was adapted into a film in 1982. She also wrote songs for Free to Be... You and Me (1972) and contributed to Sesame Street with compositions like "True Blue Miracle" from Christmas Eve on Sesame Street. Hall died in 2018.
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| If I Be Your Lady |
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Bach, J.S.: Mass In B Minor BWV 232
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Bach, J.S.: Cantatas & Sacred Masterpieces
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The All-Baroque Box
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| Purcell: King Arthur, Music for Queen Mary, Hail! Bright Cecilia, Timon of Athens, Dioclesian, The Indian Queen & The Tempest |
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J.S. Bach Great Choral Works
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A Century of Majesty: Queen Elizabeth II at 100
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Purcell: King Arthur
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