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- NAME: Adelaide Hall
- OCCUPATION: Singer
- BIRTH DATE: October 20, 1901
- DEATH DATE: November 07, 1993
- EDUCATION: Pratt Institute
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Brooklyn, New York
- PLACE OF DEATH: London, United Kingdom
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Adelaide Hall was an American-born jazz singer whose improvisational wordless rhythms ushered in what became known as scat.
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Jazz singer Adelaide Hall was born in Brooklyn, NY on Oct. 20, 1901. In 1921 she made her professional debut as a chorus member in the benchmark Shuffle Along. She later appeared in Runnin' Wild before launching a 1926 European tour as the star of Chocolate Kiddies. After returning to the United States, Hall toured in vaudeville and appeared on Broadway. Hall continued to perform into her 90s.
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