Dodo Greene, (born Dorthea Hawkins; January 18, 1924 - July 21, 2006) was an American jazz vocalist who performed in clubs and venues in Buffalo, and along the East Coast and Chicago, before releasing two albums in the 1960s, and touring internationally.

Life and work

Dodo Greene was born in Buffalo, New York in 1924 and began singing at an early age before being given the opportunity to fill-in as a vocalist for

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's band which led her to pursue a career in music.Allmusic Artist Biography
accessed December 10, 2018Uncrowned Community Builders: Dodo Dorothea Hawkins Greene
accessed December 10, 2018 In 1959 she moved to New York City to perform with

Cab Calloway Cabell "Cab" Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was an American jazz singer and bandleader. He was a regular performer at the Cotton Club in Harlem, where he became a popular vocalist of the Swing music, swing era. His niche ...

's revue at the

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and recorded her first album for Time Records, ''Ain't What You Do''.The HiDeHo Blog: Cotton Club Revue Season #3: 1959, from Chicago to South America and New York
accessed December 10, 2018Dodo Greene discography
accessed December 10, 2018 She signed to

Blue Note Blue Note Records is an American jazz record label now owned by Universal Music Group and operated under Capitol Music Group. Established in 1939 by German-Jewish emigrants Alfred Lion and Max Margulis, it derived its name from the blue no ...

in 1962, becoming the first female vocalist released on that label, but after only one album, '' My Hour of Need'', did not release another record. Greene returned to Buffalo, and in 1997, she was inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame, and continued performing into the early 2000s.BMHOF Class of 1997: Dodo Greene
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