ON THIS DAY IN JAZZ AGE MUSIC!
FEBRUARY 9TH…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLANCHE CALLOWAY!
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🎷 Artist of the Day: **Blanche Calloway!** One of the first female bandleaders in jazz, she led her own orchestra & recorded hits like *“Growlin’ Dan”* & *“I Need Lovin’.”* A true trailblazer who broke barriers in swing & radio! 🎶 Wear it, share it, & celebrate our history! 💃🏾 #BlancheCalloway
🎶✨ Trailblazer Alert! Blanche Calloway, sister of Cab, was one of the first women to lead a jazz orchestra in the 1930s. With songs like “Just a Crazy Song” & “Growlin’ Dan,” she proved women could swing, shine & lead with fearless glam. 🌟💃🎺 #BlancheCalloway #JazzHistory
🎶✨ Trailblazer Alert! Blanche Calloway, sister of Cab, was one of the first women to lead a jazz orchestra in the 1930s. With songs like “Just a Crazy Song” & “Growlin’ Dan,” she proved women could swing, shine & lead with fearless glam. 🌟💃🎺 #BlancheCalloway #JazzHistory
Blanche Calloway (1902-1978)
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BHM 2025, No 12
Blanche Calloway-Bandleader
1st woman to lead an all-male orchestra. Performing with Chick Webb, & Cab.
She later becoming a successful politician.
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Captioned THE QUEEN OF HI-DEE-HO, Blanche Calloway & Her Sensational Orchestra engaged at the Apollo, 1938, via The New York Age clipping.
Bandleader #BlancheCalloway, older sister of #CabCalloway, advertised for a one-week appearances at the Apollo with her SENSATIONAL band.
#BlancheCalloway, Cab Calloway's older sister, credited as the first woman to lead an all-male orchestra—Blanche Calloway & Her Joy Boys—and considered "the first woman to lead a major American dance band," labeled "the fabled Queen of Hi-De-Ho" was the inspo behind a lot of Cab's performance style.
🔊 #NowPlaying on BBC Radio 3's #JazzRecordRequests
Blanche Calloway:
🎵 Just a Crazy Song (Hi Hi Hi)
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BHM 2024 16
Blanche Calloway-Bandleader
1st woman to lead all-male orchestras performing with Chick Webb, & Cab.
Blanche later become a politician.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche...
#BlackhistoryMonth #BlackHistoryMonth2024 #BlackEntertainers #HarlemRenaissance #Blanchecalloway
