Hall, Adelaide

Hall, Adelaide
▪ 1994

      U.S.-born singer (b. Oct. 20, 1901, New York, N.Y.—d. Nov. 7, 1993, London, England), was a sensational jazz improviser whose wordless rhythm singing ushered in what became known as scat singing. Her pioneering vocals were preserved on Duke Ellington's 1927 classic recording "Creole Love Call." Hall, who was educated at New York City's Pratt Institute (where her father was a music teacher), secured her first professional job in the chorus of the benchmark Shuffle Along, which opened (1921) at the 63rd Street Theatre, helped reestablish black show business, and featured Florence Mills, Josephine Baker, and Paul Robeson. She appeared in Runnin' Wild before launching a 1926 European tour as the star of Chocolate Kiddies. After returning to the U.S., Hall toured in vaudeville and appeared on Broadway in Desires of 1927, Town Topics, and Blackbirds of 1928 before taking up permanent residence in Europe in 1934. In Paris she and her husband opened a nightclub, and they opened another such club in London, where they settled permanently. A major star in Europe, Hall achieved that status in the U.S. only when a Salute to Black Broadway was mounted in 1979 at Avery Fisher Hall in New York City and after she staged a one-woman show at Carnegie Hall. In 1989 Hall was the subject of a television film, Sophisticated Lady, and later her story was recounted on radio in a program entitled "Sweet Adelaide."

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▪ American singer
born Oct. 20, 1901, New York, N.Y., U.S.
died Nov. 7, 1993, London, England
 American-born jazz improviser whose wordless rhythms ushered in what became known as scat singing.

      The daughter of a music teacher, Hall attended the Pratt Institute in New York City. In 1921 she made her professional debut as a chorus member in the benchmark Shuffle Along at the 63rd Street Theatre. Featuring Florence Mills, Josephine Baker (Baker, Josephine), and Paul Robeson (Robeson, Paul), the musical helped establish African American show business. Hall 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 in Desires of 1927, Town Topics, and Blackbirds of 1928. She also contributed her pioneering vocals to Duke Ellington (Ellington, Duke)'s classic recording “Creole Love Call” (1927).

      In 1934 Hall and her husband, Wilbur Hicks, took up permanent residence in Europe, opening nightclubs in Paris and London, where they eventually settled. A major star abroad, she achieved that status in the United States only when a Salute to Black Broadway was mounted in 1979 at Avery Fisher Hall in New York City and after she staged a one-woman show at Carnegie Hall. Hall, who continued to perform into her 90s, was the subject of a television film, Sophisticated Lady (1989), and later her story was recounted on radio in a program entitled “Sweet Adelaide.”

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