Cab Calloway
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Cabell Calloway III was an American jazz singer, songwriter, bandleader, and actor. He was a regular performer at the Cotton Club in Harlem, where he became a popular vocalist of the swing era. His ni
Calloway by William Gottlieb, 1947
Calloway by Carl Van Vechten, 1933
One of Cab Calloway's zoot suits on display in Baltimore's City Hall, October 2007
Calloway's boyhood home in Baltimore, before its demolition in September 2020
Adelaide Hall
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Adelaide Louise Hall 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 Harl
Cotton Club, Harlem, in 1930
Hall in Blackbirds of 1928
Hall in Blackbirds of 1928
Cover of Vu, issue N°77, Wednesday, 4 September 1929, titled "Au revoir Black Birds!", with Hall saying farewell as star of Blackbirds at the Moulin Rouge, after a four-month production run