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One of the greatest pianists of her time who became a mainstay on the jazz scene, challenging conceptions about blacks and women.She sang everything that came her way, from show tunes to Broadway songs.She contributed as much as Billie Holiday and Lena Horne did to the advancement of African-American women.
BEFORE FAMEShe was offered a scholarship to The Juilliard School of Music when she was nine years old.
PERSONAL LIFEShe was married to Rev. Adam Clayton Powell Jr., a noted politician, until 1956.
The meaning of the name Scott: Person From Scotland FUN FACTSPianist Hazel Scott were born on Friday, in a leap year, birthstone is Pearl, the seaon was Spring in the Chinese year of Monkey, it is 159 days until Hazel Scott next birthday.
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