Adelaide Hall
Sue Lawley's castaway is jazz singer Adelaide Hall
Desert Island Discs · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is jazz singer Adelaide Hall. Now in her 80s and still performing, she'll be talking to Sue Lawley about her days at the Cotton Club in New York, the Moulin Rouge in Paris and the secrets of her enduring popularity.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
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