Sallie Blair

Sallie Blair
Birth nameSarah Bolling Mason Hutchins
Also known asSally Blair
Born1934
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
DiedFebruary 17, 1992 (age 57)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
GenresVocal jazz, swing
OccupationVocalist
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Sallie Blair (1934 – February 17, 1992) was an American jazz singer. She began her career performing as a band act with Johnny Otis and Duke Ellington before joining Cab Calloway's Cotton Club Revue. Blair recorded for Bethlehem, MGM, Scepter, and Bell Records, but she was best known for her live performances. Because of her voluptuous figure and blonde hair, Miles Davis called her the "brown Marilyn Monroe."[1]

  1. ^ "The Cast of The 1957 Cotton Club Revue". The Hi De Ho Blog. June 18, 2016.