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Tag Archives: Duke Ellington
The wartime night that the ‘first lady of jazz’ sang for Croydon
CROYDON CHRONICLES: Adelaide Hall performed at the Cotton Club, sang with Duke Ellington and took to the stage in the Berlin of Sally Bowles. And she was a star of the old Croydon Empire, as DAVID MORGAN explains It was … Continue reading
Doris Day’s life story to take a sentimental journey
Move over darlings, there’s a new stage musical coming to Croydon next month, when the life and works of Hollywood star Doris Day will be in the spotlight. West End performer Claudia Morris is touring the country with the show, … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema, Fairfield Halls, Music, Theatre
Tagged Benny Goodman, Croydon, Doris Day, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Malcolm Edmonstone, Secret Love, Tommy Dorsey
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