Carla Ruth White (September 15, 1951 – May 9, 2007) was an American jazz vocalist.
White was born in Oakland, California, and raised in New York City, where she studied jazz dance.
[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.
They formed the White-Duran Band and recorded the album Andruline for Stash.