Background
Bartels was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston on May 21, 1953. Her father was a native of Southport, North Carolina and her mother was a native of Sharon, Massachusetts.
Actor composer singer songwriter jazz musician
Bartels was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston on May 21, 1953. Her father was a native of Southport, North Carolina and her mother was a native of Sharon, Massachusetts.
Her 1985 album, Lullaby Magic, was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1992. Dreamland is her last album to date. Bartels most recent recording, "Jazzy," is on iTunes only.
She is of English, Scottish, French, German and Swiss descent.
She is a graduate of Natick High School. She has her own recording company called Purple Frog Records, and created Put on Your Dancing Shoes and Dreamland.
