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Blackbirds of 1928
Title page of Broadway program
MusicJimmy McHugh
LyricsDorothy Fields
Basismusical revue
Productions1928 Broadway
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Blackbirds of 1928 was a hit Broadway musical revue[1] that starred Adelaide Hall, Bill Bojangles Robinson, Tim Moore and Aida Ward, with music by Jimmy McHugh and lyrics by Dorothy Fields. It contained the hit songs "Diga Diga Do", the duo's first hit, "I Can't Give You Anything But Love", "Bandanna Babies" and "I Must Have That Man" all sung by Hall.

Hall on the front cover of the French edition of Vu (magazine),1929
  1. ^ "Blackbirds of 1928 – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDb.com. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

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