Shuffle Along

Lyricist Noble Sissle and cast members from the musical "Shuffle Along," ca. 1921.   

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Adelaide Hall

Adelaide Hall (1929)

Adelaide Louise Hall (20 October 1901 – 7 November 1993) Adelaide was born in Brooklyn, New York to Elizabeth and Arthur William Hall and was taught to sing by her father. She made her show business debut in a number of black musical shows in New York, including “Shuffle Along,” “Chocolate Kiddies,” “Desires Of 1927,” and “Black Birds of 1928.”

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