Born July 16, 1927, Carson grew up in the Bronx, graduating from James Monroe High School.

This gave her a chance to perform for eight months in 1947,[5] with Paul Whiteman's band[6] and singer Martha Tilton, stars of the program.

[6] She was widely promoted as one of the guests on the November 5, 1950 premiere of NBC's The Big Show, hosted by Tallulah Bankhead.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlUoyloCGlWzGUj3TLE_V9pq52dQit0Ja Beginning in 1949, Carson was a regular for two years on Florian Zabach's NBC television variety program.

Carson then moved to Columbia Records, and her duet with Guy Mitchell, "Cause I Love You That's-A-Why", climbed on the charts to the top 25.

Carson had a minor hit with "The Fish", the single prior to "Wake The Town...", which was a mild rocker based on a proposed dance craze.

[9] In 1949, Carson became the youngest performer to receive top billing at New York City's Copacabana nightclub.