Belle Davis was an American dancer, born in 1874 in Chicago, who died in 1938.
Biography
Belle Davis (April 28, 1874 – in or after 1938) was an American choreographer, dancer and singer who became famous in the United Kingdom prior to World War I. She was in a group called the "Octoroons" in America and moved to Great Britain in 1902, where she toured accompanied by young African-American boys. She has been said to be the first black woman to make a recording.
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