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Blanche Calloway

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Also known as Blanche Dorothea Jones Calloway

American singer, bandleader and composer

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Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1907-12-25
Active to
1994-11-18
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Blanche Calloway (February 9, 1902 - December 16, 1978) was an African-American jazz singer, bandleader, and composer. She was the older sister of Cab Calloway, she was scattin' before he was. Dropping out of Maryland's then controversial all negro Morgan State College in 1923 for a life in show business, Calloway was the first woman to lead an all-male orchestra. With a music career that spanned over fifty years, she recorded in the 20's for Okeh and Vocalion, including a 1925 session with Lo

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1902-02-09
date of death
1978-12-16
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