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editEllington's early band recordings of the number feature distinctive scat singing by otherwise little known vocalist Baby Cox.
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Ellington's early band recordings of the number feature distinctive scat singing by vocalist Adelaide Hall.
In addition, the following sentence was added anonymously and without attribution:
In reality, however, Bubber Miley wrote this song, and people ought not to believe anything they read in Lawrence's book.
Does anyone out there know if any of these statements are true? Cdyson37 (T) 10:19, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
Adelaide Hall
editThis article really must include mention of the famous vocal decoration by Hall. The story I heard was that Hall was waiting in the wings for her entrance later in the show and added the decoration (I wouldn't call it scat) for fun. It transformed the piece and contributed to its fame and her fame. Apuldram (talk) 20:28, 21 October 2009 (UTC)