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American jazz musician
Aida Ward (February 11, 1900 – June 23, 1984
[1]) was an American jazz singer. Born in
Washington, D.C., Ward rose to fame in the 1920s and 1930s in New York, on
Broadway and at Harlem's
Cotton Club.
[2] She appeared alongside
Adelaide Hall and
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson in the hit Broadway musical revue
Blackbirds of 1928.
[3]
Throughout the 1930s, Ward appeared regularly at the
Cotton Club, performing with
Duke Ellington and
Cab Calloway.
[4] She was associated with the introduction of the songs "
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea"
[5] and "
I've Got the World on a String"
[6] at the
Cotton Club in 1931-2. She also starred at Harlem's Apollo Theater.
See also
References
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^ Salamone, Frank; Wintz, Cary (2004).
Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance: K-Y. Taylor & Francis. pp. 1234–5.
ISBN
9781579584580. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
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^ Smith, Jessica Carney; Phelps, Shirelle (1996).
Notable Black American Women, Book 2. Detroit: Gale Research. pp. 674–675.
ISBN
0810391775. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
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^
"Inside the Playbill: Blackbirds of 1928 - May 1928 at Liberty Theatre". Playbill Vault. Playbill, Inc. 2012. Archived from
the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
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^
"Obituaries: Aida Ward, Club Singer". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. June 26, 1984.
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^ Jablonski, Edward (1996).
Harold Arlen: Rhythm, Rainbows, and Blues. Northeastern University Press. p. 365.
ISBN
9781555533663. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
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^ Jasen, David (2003).
Tin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age of American Song. Routledge. p. 11.
ISBN
9781135949013. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
[1]
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^ "Aida Ward, 84, Sang in Nightclubs, on Radio," p. 8, Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Tuesday, June 26, 1984