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Cab Calloway was an icon in the Jazz, swing era of music. Born in Rochester, New York, Calloway quickly developed a love for jazz music, becoming one of the most famous big band leaders of all time.
Feb 16, 2012 · That’s how, in 1980, Cab Calloway was (re)discovered by a new generation, in a filmed tribute to black music, The Blues Brothers. Long-term jazz fans, young initiates or blossoming rappers would ...
Nov 20, 1994 · Cab Calloway, the flamboyant band leader who strutted and scat-sang his way to enduring fame as the "Hi-de-ho" man of jazz, died on Friday in a nursing home in Hockessin, Del. He was 86 and lived ...
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Dec 26, 2007 · Cab Calloway: 'A Hi De Ho Centennial' December 26, 2007 • An energetic showman, a gifted singer, a talented actor and a fashion plate, Calloway was a legendary figure in American pop culture ...
AMERICAN MASTERS FILM. Cab Calloway: Sketches (Feb 2012) Directed by Gail Levin.
Recently viewed. Cab Calloway. Actor: The Blues Brothers. Bandleader, songwriter ("Minnie the Moocher", "Are You Hep to That Jive?"), composer, singer, actor and author, educated at Crane College. While studying law, he sang with the band The Alabamians, and took over the group in 1928. He led The Missourians orchestra, then organized and led ...
