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'''Thelma Camacho Ivie''' is an American opera and rock and roll singer known for her membership in the groups [[the New Christy Minstrels]] and [[Kenny Rogers and the First Edition|the First Edition]].


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As a teenager in [[San Diego, California]], Camacho was [[Miss Teen San Diego]] and sang in [[Starlight Bowl (San Diego)|Starlight Theater]] productions.<ref name="Reader">{{Cite web |url=https://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/thelma-camacho/ |title=Thelma Camacho |access-date=2020-03-21|work=San Diego Reader}}</ref> She sang lead with the [[San Diego Civic Light Opera]] by the age of 14. She turned down a scholarship to study opera in [[Milan]], joining [[The Young Americans]] and then the New Christy Minstrels.<ref name="Inland Empire">{{Cite web |url=http://iecn.com/archives/archive/WEB2013/3:07:13%20Web%20Pages/IECN6.pdf |title=Thelma Camacho was there for Kenny Rogers & The First Edition; helped propel the superstar |last=Kahn |first=Harvey |date=2013-03-07 |work=Inland Empire Community Newspapers |access-date=2020-03-21}}</ref> At age 18, in 1967 Camacho and [[Kenny Rogers]] formed the First Edition with [[Mike Settle]], [[Mickey Jones]], and Terry Williams. Camacho sang lead on songs such as "I Get a Funny Feeling", notably on ''[[The Smothers Brothers Show]]'' and ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'' in 1968. She appeared on the first three albums by the group, writing six of their songs.<ref name="Inland Empire" />
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'''Thelma Camacho Ivie''' is an opera and rock and roll singer known for her membership in the bands [[The New Christy Minstrels]] and [[The First Edition]].


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She was dismissed from the First Edition for disputed reasons. In his book ''With Luck or Something Like It'', Rogers wrote that Camacho was "let go because she had fallen in love, was tired of touring and perhaps didn't agree with certain decisions."<ref name="Inland Empire" /> She then retired from the music business.
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At a teenager in [[San Diego, California]], Camacho was [[Miss Teen San Diego]] and sang in [[Starlight Bowl (San Diego)|Starlight Theater]] productions.<ref name="Reader">{{Cite web |url=https://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/thelma-camacho/ |title=Thelma Camacho |access-date=2020-03-21|work=San Diego Reader}}</ref> She sang lead with the [[San Diego Civic Light Opera]] by the age of 14. She turned down a scholarship to study opera in [[Milan]], joining [[The Young Americans]] and then the New Christy Minstrels.<ref name="Inland Empire">{{Cite web |url=http://iecn.com/archives/archive/WEB2013/3:07:13%20Web%20Pages/IECN6.pdf |title=Thelma Camacho was there for Kenny Rogers & The First Edition; helped propel the superstar |last=Kahn |first=Harvey |date=2013-03-07 |work=Inland Empire Community Newspapers |access-date=2020-03-21}}</ref> At age 18, in 1967 Camacho and [[Kenny Rogers]] formed The First Edition with [[Mike Settle]], [[Mickey Jones]], and Terry Williams. Camacho sang lead on songs like "I Get a Funny Feeling," notably on ''[[The Smothers Brothers Show]]'' and ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'' in 1968. She appeared on the first three albums by the band, writing six of the group's songs.<ref name="Inland Empire"></ref>


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After Camacho left the First Edition, her spot was taken by her roommate, [[Mary Arnold (singer)|Mary Arnold]], after singer [[Karen Carpenter]] auditioned for the role.<ref name="Carpenter">{{Cite book |last=Schmidt |first=Randy |title=Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter |publisher=Omnibus Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-85712-769-3}}</ref>
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She was dismissed from The First Edition for disputed reasons. In his book ''With Luck or Something Like It,'' Rogers wrote that Camacho was "let go because she had fallen in love, was tired of touring and perhaps didn't agree with certain decisions."<ref name="Inland Empire"></ref> She then retired from the music business.


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After marrying producer Robert Ivie, she moved to Europe in the 1980s and designed costumes for Bavaria Film Studios in Munich and Haute Couture Ateliers in Cologne. She owned a jewelry shop in San Diego's Spanish Village. She is now retired. <ref name="Spanish Village Art">{{Cite web |url=https://spanishvillageart.com/portfolio/thelma-camacho-ivie/ |title=Thelma Camacho Ivie |date=2020-03-21}}</ref>
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After Camacho left The First Edition, her spot was taken by her roommate, Mary Arnold, after singer [[Karen Carpenter]] auditioned for the role.<ref name="Carpenter">{{Cite book |last=Schmidt |first=Randy |title=Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter |publisher=Omnibus Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-85712-769-3}}</ref>


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After marrying producer Robert Ivie, she moved to Europe in the 1980s and designed costumes for Bavaria Film Studios in Munich and Haute Couture Ateliers in Cologne. She owns a jewelry shop in San Diego's Spanish District.<ref name="Spanish Village Art">{{Cite web |url=https://spanishvillageart.com/portfolio/thelma-camacho-ivie/ |title=Thelma Camacho Ivie |date=2020-03-21}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 04:23, 7 September 2023

Thelma Camacho
Birth nameThelma Camacho
Genres
Occupation
  • Singer
Instrument
  • Vocals
Years active1967–1991

Thelma Camacho Ivie is an American opera and rock and roll singer known for her membership in the groups the New Christy Minstrels and the First Edition.

As a teenager in San Diego, California, Camacho was Miss Teen San Diego and sang in Starlight Theater productions.[1] She sang lead with the San Diego Civic Light Opera by the age of 14. She turned down a scholarship to study opera in Milan, joining The Young Americans and then the New Christy Minstrels.[2] At age 18, in 1967 Camacho and Kenny Rogers formed the First Edition with Mike Settle, Mickey Jones, and Terry Williams. Camacho sang lead on songs such as "I Get a Funny Feeling", notably on The Smothers Brothers Show and The Ed Sullivan Show in 1968. She appeared on the first three albums by the group, writing six of their songs.[2]

She was dismissed from the First Edition for disputed reasons. In his book With Luck or Something Like It, Rogers wrote that Camacho was "let go because she had fallen in love, was tired of touring and perhaps didn't agree with certain decisions."[2] She then retired from the music business.

After Camacho left the First Edition, her spot was taken by her roommate, Mary Arnold, after singer Karen Carpenter auditioned for the role.[3]

After marrying producer Robert Ivie, she moved to Europe in the 1980s and designed costumes for Bavaria Film Studios in Munich and Haute Couture Ateliers in Cologne. She owned a jewelry shop in San Diego's Spanish Village. She is now retired. [4]

References

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  1. ^ "Thelma Camacho". San Diego Reader. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  2. ^ a b c Kahn, Harvey (2013-03-07). "Thelma Camacho was there for Kenny Rogers & The First Edition; helped propel the superstar" (PDF). Inland Empire Community Newspapers. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  3. ^ Schmidt, Randy (2010). Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-769-3.
  4. ^ "Thelma Camacho Ivie". 2020-03-21.


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