Blanche Calloway | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Blanche Dorothea Jones Calloway[1] |
| Born | February 9, 1902[2][3] Rochester, New York, U.S.[1] |
| Died | December 16, 1978 (aged 76)[3] Baltimore, Maryland[3] |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, bandleader |
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]
- ^ a b c Henry Louis Gates; Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham; American Council of Learned Societies (March 27, 2009). Harlem Renaissance lives from the African American national biography. Oxford University Press. pp. 96–97. ISBN 978-0-19-538795-7. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
- ^ "Blanche Calloway". Blanche Calloway, Bandleader and Much more. African American Registry. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Scott Yanow (November 1, 2001). Classic jazz. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 45–46. ISBN 978-0-87930-659-5. Retrieved December 28, 2011.