# Blanche Calloway

> Blanche Dorothea Jones Calloway was an American jazz singer, composer, and bandleader. She was the older sister of Cab Calloway and was a successful singer before her brother. With a music career that spanned over fifty years, Calloway was the first woman to lead an all-male orchestra and performed alongside musicians such as Cozy Cole, Chick Webb, and her brother. Her performing style was described as flamboyant and a major influence on her brother's performance style.

*American singer, bandleader and composer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1902-02-09
- **Died:** 1978-12-16
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 46.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.6 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 11.0 / 100
- **Now attention:** 3.6 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/888440)
- [بلانش كالوواي](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4_%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8A)
- [بلانش كالوواى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4_%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%89)
- [Blanche Calloway](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_Calloway)
- [Blanche Calloway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_Calloway)
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- [بلانش کالووی](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%88%DB%8C)
- [Blanche Calloway](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_Calloway)
- [Blanche Calloway](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_Calloway)
- [Blanche Calloway](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_Calloway)
- [Blanche Calloway](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_Calloway)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7fd175fa-3715-4219-9ec1-a944d8fede8b)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q268079)

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