Blanche Calloway
(1902-1978)
American jazz singer, composer and bandleader
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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. With a music career that spanned over fifty years, Calloway was the first woman to lead an all-male orchestra 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.
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9 February 1902 Rochester, New York, United States
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| Died |
16 December 1978 (aged 76) Baltimore, Maryland
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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