Vocalist and educator. Pamela Carroll Bricker was born July 7, 1954 in Richmond, Virginia; died February 20, 2005 in Takoma Park, Maryland.
Bricker grew up in Summit, New Jersey and studied clarinet through high school. She attended Hampshire College. She moved to northern Virginia in 1981 and became active in Washington, D.C.
She was a member of the vocal group Mad Romance (1983-1989) and worked with Rick Harris.
Bricker was on the music faculty at George Washington University.
Bibliography
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Brace, Eric. “Pam Bricker: Tops on My List.” Washington Post, May 29, 1998.
Bricker, Pam. Interview. Interview by W. Royal Stokes, October 7, 2003. W. Royal Stokes Collection. Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Bricker, Pam. Interview. Interview by W. Royal Stokes, March 15, 2003. W. Royal Stokes Collection. Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Bricker, Pam. Interview. Interview by W. Royal Stokes, April 16, 1985. W. Royal Stokes Collection. Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Brown, Joe. “Vocal Duo Takes Jazzman’s Holiday.” Washington Post, November 3, 1989.
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Stokes, W. Royal. “One Voice, One Guitar.” Washington Post, April 21, 1985.
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