"1978-12-16Z"^^ . "American singer, bandleader and composer" . . "1902Z"^^ . . "Blanche Calloway"@en . . "Calloway, Blanche Dorothea Jones"@en . "Blanche Dorothea Jones Calloway"@en . "1978Z"^^ . . "1902-02-09Z"^^ . . . . "Blanche Calloway (February 9, 1902 \u2013 December 16, 1978) was an African-American jazz singer, composer, and bandleader. She was the older sister of Cab Calloway, and was a successful singer before her brother. With a music career that spanned over fifty years, Calloway was the first woman to lead an all-male orchestra and performed alongside musicians such as Cozy Cole, Chick Webb, and her own brother."@en .