Adelaide Hall
Jan 13, 1991•34 min
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Episode description
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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