Hedge and Donna

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Hedge and Donna
Also known asCapers and Carson
OriginWhittier, California, U.S.
GenresFolk
Years active1967–1973
LabelsCapitol, Polydor, Janus
Past membersHedge Capers
Donna Carson

Hedge and Donna were an American

folk-rock
duo comprising Keene Hedge Capers (born February 21, 1945) and Donna Marie Carson (November 13, 1946 – November 21, 2019). They recorded six albums between 1968 and 1973. On their final album they were credited as Capers and Carson.

Career

Capers was born in

The pair appeared on the front cover of

Atlanta International Pop Festival in July 1970. Capers and Carson then moved to Polydor Records, releasing Evolution in 1971. The album sleeve showed the title as Revolution with the initial "R" struck through. Their final album, Capers and Carson, was issued on the Janus label in 1973.[7]

Capers appeared as a folk singer in the 1973 movie Who Fears the Devil?, later edited and reissued as The Legend of Hillbilly John.[8][9] The couple had a child, Ethan, in 1972. Capers and Carson divorced in 1976.[10]

Carson later worked with special needs children at the California State Diagnostic School, and as a child advocate supervisor for Los Angeles County courts. She died on November 21, 2019, aged 73.[11]

Discography

Albums

  • Hedge and Donna (aka Love) (Capitol ST-2869, February 1968)
  • Hedge & Donna 2 (Capitol ST-107, September 1968)
  • All the Friendly Colours (Capitol ST-279, August 1969)
  • Special Circumstances (Capitol ST-447, May 1970)
  • REvolution (Polydor 24–4063, June 1971)
  • Capers and Carson (Janus JLS-3045, April 1973)

Singles

References

  1. ^ a b c James Goodrich, "Reviewers Don't Hedge About", Jet, 27 March 1969, pp.1, 58. Retrieved March 15, 2019
  2. ^ "State of California. California Marriage Index, 1960–1985", Ancestry.com. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  3. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (September 30, 1967). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (March 2, 1968). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ "The ghost of Billy Batson: Memories of a one-time Woodstock musical legend", Hudson Valley One, October 11, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Hedge & Donna", Discogs.com. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  8. – via Google Books.
  9. ^ "The Legend of Hillbilly John", IMdB.com. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  10. ^ "California Divorce Index, 1966–1984", Ancestry.com. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  11. ^ "In Memory of Donna Marie Carson", EverLoved.com, Retrieved 24 November 2019.

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