Adelaide Hall
Adelaide Louise Hall (20 October 1901 – 7 November 1993) was an American-born UK-based jazz singer and entertainer. Her career spanned more than 70 years from 1921 until her death. Early in her career, she was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance; she became based in the UK after 1938. Hall entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 2003 as the world's most enduring recording artist, having released material over eight consecutive decades. She performed with major artists such as Art Tatum, Ethel Waters, Josephine Baker, Louis Armstrong, Lena Horne, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Cab Calloway, Fela Sowande, Rudy Vallee, and Jools Holland, and recorded as a jazz singer with Duke Ellington (with whom she made her most famous recording, "Creole Love Call" in 1927) and with Fats Waller. |
Birth and Death Data: Born New York City (most populous city in the United States) , Died November 7, 1993 (London (capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1933
Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-39370 | 10-in. | 10/26/1927 | Creole love call | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-39371 | 10-in. | 10/26/1927 | Blues I love to sing | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | BS-78827 | 10-in. | 12/4/1933 | Drop me off in Harlem | Adelaide Hall ; Lucky Millinder ; Mills Blue Rhythm Band | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | BS-78828 | 10-in. | 12/4/1933 | Reaching for the Cotton Moon | Adelaide Hall ; Lucky Millinder ; Mills Blue Rhythm Band | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-Test-110 | 10-in. | 6/21/1928 | Must have that man | Adelaide Hall | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-Test-111 | 10-in. | 6/21/1928 | Baby | Adelaide Hall | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| OKeh | W81777 | 10-in. | 11/3/1927 | Chicago stomp down | The Chicago Footwarmers [Duke Ellington Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Brunswick | E28059 | 10-in. | 8/14/1928 | I must have that man | Blackbirds Orchestra ; Adelaide Hall ; Lew Leslie | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Brunswick | E28060 | 10-in. | 8/14/1928 | Baby | Blackbirds Orchestra ; Adelaide Hall ; Lew Leslie | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Brunswick | E28061 | 10-in. | 8/14/1928 | Dixie | Adelaide Hall | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Brunswick | B12148 | 10-in. | 8/5/1932 | Strange as it seems | Adelaide Hall | Female vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Brunswick | B12149 | 10-in. | 8/5/1932 | I'll never be the same | Adelaide Hall | Female vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Brunswick | B12166 | 10-in. | 8/10/1932 | You gave me everything but love | Adelaide Hall | Female vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Brunswick | B12167 | 10-in. | 8/10/1932 | This time it's love | Adelaide Hall | Female vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Brunswick | B12773 | 10-in. | 12/21/1932 | I must have that man! | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Adelaide Hall | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Brunswick | B12774 | 10-in. | 12/21/1932 | I can't give you anything but love (Baby) | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Adelaide Hall | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hall, Adelaide," accessed January 20, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106655.
Hall, Adelaide. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 20, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106655.
"Hall, Adelaide." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 20 January 2026.
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External Sources
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Hall, Adelaide - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92090015
Wikidata: Adelaide Hall - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q293087
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/100313813
MusicBrainz: Adelaide Hall - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1b376fa5-2128-4cad-93c1-c3045f3c9553
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/309478 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/309478
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