Aida Ward
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BornFebruary 11, 1900
Washington, D.C., U.S.
DiedJune 23, 1984 (aged 84)
OccupationJazz singer
Aida Ward | |
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 Ward, from a 1930 newspaper | |
| Born | February 11, 1900 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | June 23, 1984 (aged 84) |
| Occupation | Jazz singer |
Aida Ward (February 11, 1900 – June 23, 1984[1]) was an American jazz singer. Born in Washington, D.C., Ward rose to fame in the 1920s and 1930s in New York, on Broadway and at Harlem's Cotton Club.[2] She appeared alongside Adelaide Hall and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson in the hit Broadway musical revue Blackbirds of 1928.[3][4]
Throughout the 1930s, Ward appeared regularly at the Cotton Club, performing with Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway.[5] She was associated with the introduction of the songs "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea"[6] and "I've Got the World on a String"[7] at the Cotton Club in 1931-2. She also starred at Harlem's Apollo Theater.
