# Aida Ward

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**Aida Ward** (February 11, 1900 – June 23, 1984[1]) was an American jazz singer. Born in [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington,_D.C.), Ward rose to fame in the 1920s and 1930s in New York, on [Broadway](/source/Broadway_theatre) and at Harlem's [Cotton Club](/source/Cotton_Club).[2] She appeared alongside [Adelaide Hall](/source/Adelaide_Hall) and [Bill "Bojangles" Robinson](/source/Bill_Robinson) in the hit Broadway musical revue *[Blackbirds of 1928](/source/Blackbirds_of_1928).*[3][4]

Throughout the 1930s, Ward appeared regularly at the [Cotton Club](/source/Cotton_Club_(New_York_City)), performing with [Duke Ellington](/source/Duke_Ellington) and [Cab Calloway](/source/Cab_Calloway).[5] She was associated with the introduction of the songs "[Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea](/source/Between_the_Devil_and_the_Deep_Blue_Sea_(song))"[6] and "[I've Got the World on a String](/source/I've_Got_the_World_on_a_String)"[7] at the [Cotton Club](/source/Cotton_Club) in 1931-2. She also starred at Harlem's [Apollo Theater](/source/Apollo_Theater).

## See also

- [Adelaide Hall](/source/Adelaide_Hall)
- [Cotton Club](/source/Cotton_Club)
- Williams, Iain Cameron (2002). [Underneath A Harlem Moon](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51780394) ISBN 0-8264-5893-9

## References

1. Salamone, Frank & Wintz, Cary (2004). [*Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance: K-Y*](https://books.google.com/books?id=NgIYlUbaoAoC). Taylor & Francis. pp. 1234–5. ISBN 9781579584580. Retrieved February 3, 2015.

1. Smith, Jessica Carney & Phelps, Shirelle (1996). [*Notable Black American Women, Book 2*](https://books.google.com/books?id=ssMBzqrUpjwC). No. bk. 2. Detroit: Gale Research. pp. 674–675. ISBN 0810391775. Retrieved February 3, 2015.

1. ["Inside the Playbill: Blackbirds of 1928 - May 1928 at Liberty Theatre"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150203235903/http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/Whos_who/6579/51298/Blackbirds-of-1928). *Playbill Vault*. Playbill, Inc. 2012. Archived from [the original](http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/Whos_who/6579/51298/Blackbirds-of-1928) on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.

1. ["Here Again!"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-chicago-defender-here-again/191627163/). *The Chicago Defender*. 1930-03-15. p. 10. Retrieved 2026-02-19. – via Newspapers.com.

1. ["Obituaries: Aida Ward, Club Singer"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19840626&id=YcciAAAAIBAJ&pg=4898,117546). *Sarasota Herald-Tribune*. June 26, 1984. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20241227031658/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19840626&id=YcciAAAAIBAJ&pg=4898,117546) December 27, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 28, 2020.

1. Jablonski, Edward (1996). [*Harold Arlen: Rhythm, Rainbows, and Blues*](https://books.google.com/books?id=XsgCHeS69q8C). Northeastern University Press. p. 365. ISBN 9781555533663. Retrieved February 3, 2015.

1. Jasen, David (2003). [*Tin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age of American Song*](https://books.google.com/books?id=7l-TAgAAQBAJ). Routledge. p. 11. ISBN 9781135949013. Retrieved February 3, 2015.

1. "Aida Ward, 84, Sang in Nightclubs, on Radio," p. 8, *Sun-Sentinel*, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Tuesday, June 26, 1984

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