Jazz singer Adelaide Hall, wearing a spotted dress with a white collar, singing at a BBC microphone in 1945

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   BBC Radio 4 (bbcradio4@social.bbc)'s status on Saturday, 21-Oct-2023 09:47:09 JST BBC Radio 4

   Adelaide Hall was born on this day 122 years ago today. She performed around the world, moved to Britain in 1938 and became a big star, entertaining the troops in wartime. When she was 71 and still working hard, she recorded her first Desert Island Discs.

   From this clip it's obvious that presenter and music nut Roy Plomley knew and loved her work.

   https://bbc.in/45HrAqu

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