Blanche Calloway
American jazz singer, composer and bandleader / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Blanche Dorothea Jones Calloway (February 9, 1902 – December 16, 1978) was an American jazz singer, composer, and bandleader. She was the older sister of Cab Calloway and was a successful singer before her brother.[3] With a music career that spanned over fifty years, Calloway was the first woman to lead an all-male orchestra[1] and performed alongside musicians such as Cozy Cole, Chick Webb, and her brother. Her performing style was described as flamboyant and a major influence on her brother's performance style.[3]
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Birth name | Blanche Dorothea Jones Calloway[1] |
Born | (1902-02-09)February 9, 1902[2][3] Rochester, New York, U.S.[1] |
Died | December 16, 1978(1978-12-16) (aged 76)[3] Baltimore, Maryland[3] |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Singer, bandleader |
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