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Adelaide Louise Hall (20 October 1901 – 7 November 1993) was an American-born UK-based jazz singer and entertainer. Her career spanned more than 70 years from 1921 until her death. Early in her career, she was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance; she became based in the UK after 1938.
Adelaide Hall. Actress: The Thief of Bagdad. Adelaide Louise Hall was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her family moved across the East River to Harlem, and it was here, among the rich and fertile renaissance of black culture in the 1920s, that Adelaide nurtured her dreams of becoming a star.
2 days ago · Musician and dancer Adelaide Hall - hailed as the "real first lady of jazz" - is to be honoured with a blue plaque at her west London home. The scat pioneer, who was born in Brooklyn, New York ...
Adelaide Hall, American-born jazz improviser whose wordless rhythm vocalizing ushered in what became known as scat singing. After making her professional debut in the musical revue Shuffle Along, she appeared in several Broadway shows.
3 days ago · Musician and dancer Adelaide Hall – hailed as the “real first lady of jazz” – is to be honoured with a blue plaque at her London home. The scat pioneer, who was born in Brooklyn, New York, spent 55 years in London and an English Heritage plaque will be unveiled at 1 Collingham Road in Kensington, which was her home for 27 years.
T oday’s Google Doodle is celebrating American-born, UK-based jazz singer Adelaide Hall, on what would have been her 122nd birthday. Hall, who has been chosen in honour of UK Black History...
Oct 20, 2023 · Adelaide Hall has been given the Google Doodle treatment for what would have been the singer ’s 122nd birthday. The American-born, UK-based entertainer was given the honour on Friday (October...
Oct 30, 2023 · Adelaide Hall was a trailblazing force in the world of American jazz music. Throughout her illustrious career, she broke boundaries and shattered expectations as a woman of color...
In 1921, an unheralded teenager named Adelaide Hall appeared as just another hoofer in the chorus line for the musical Shuffle Along. A scant seven years later, her role in the Broadway revue Blackbirds of 1928 —the most famous of the series of Blackbirds revues mounted during the 1920s and 30s— brought her international fame.
Adelaide Hall Google Doodle & Biography of American Jazz singer on Adelaide Hall’s 122nd Birthday. Adelaide Hall was an American-born UK-based jazz singer an...
