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  1. 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.

  2. Apr 24, 2024 · 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.

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  3. Nov 20, 2023 · Adelaide Hall Facts. With a stellar singing career and a scandalous personal life, the Jazz Age siren Adelaide Hall has been unjustly forgotten.

  4. 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.

    • October 20, 1901
    • November 7, 1993
  5. www.imdb.com › name › nm0355263Adelaide Hall - IMDb

    Adelaide Hall (1901-1993) was a black star of stage and screen who introduced scat singing and the Charleston to Europe. She performed with Duke Ellington, Bill Robinson, Cole Porter and others, and lived in Britain for most of her life.

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    • October 20, 1901
    • Adelaide Hall
    • November 7, 1993
  6. Feb 2, 2009 · Adelaide Hall was a singer and actress who performed in Broadway, Europe and Hollywood. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and became a star in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

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  8. Oct 20, 2023 · Adelaide Hall was a pioneer of scat singing and a long-lasting artist who performed in Broadway and Harlem Renaissance. She moved to London in 1938 and holds the Guinness World Record for the most enduring artist.

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