Blanche Calloway

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Type

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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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

female

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Rochester

Place of death

Baltimore

Sibling

Cab Calloway

Occupation

entrepreneur

Educated at

Morgan State University

Political party

Democratic Party (United States)

Religion

Christian Science

Genre

jazz

Movement

Harlem Renaissance

Instrument

voice

Record label

RCA Records

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