Blanche Calloway

Bandleader, Musical Artist

1902 – 1978

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Who was Blanche Calloway?

Blanche Calloway was an African-American jazz singer, bandleader, and composer from Baltimore, Maryland. 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 own brother. Her performing style was described as "flamboyant" and a major influence on her brother's own performance style.

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Born
Feb 9, 1902
Baltimore
Also known as
  • Calloway, Blanche
  • Blanche Dorothea Jones Calloway
Parents
Siblings
Religion
  • Christian Science
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Morgan State University
Lived in
  • Baltimore
Died
Dec 16, 1978
Baltimore

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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