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Cab Calloway

Cab Calloway, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1933

Cab Calloway (December 25, 1907–November 18, 1994), born Cabell Calloway III, was a famous jazz singer and bandleader.

Calloway was a master of energetic scat singing and led one of the United States most popular African American big bands from the start of the 1930s through the 1950s. Calloway's Orchestra featured performers that included Dizzy Gillespie, Milton Hinton, Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham, and Leon "Chu" Berry.

In 1931, he recorded his most famous song, Minnie the Moocher. That song and St. James Infirmary Blues appeared in Betty Boop animated shorts, Minnie the Moocher and Snow White, respectively. Cab took advantage of this and timed his concerts in some communities with the release of the films in order to make the most of the attention.

In 1959, he played the prominent role of "Sportin' Life" in a production of the Gershwin folk opera Porgy and Bess aside William Warfield and Leontyne Price as the title characters.

In 1965 he starred in The Cincinnati Kid with Steve McQueen and Edward G. Robinson.

In 1980, he gained renewed interest when he appeared as a supporting character in the film, The Blues Brothers where he performed Minnie The Moocher to buy time for the Brothers to make it to their own concert.


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In 1980, he gained renewed interest when he appeared as a supporting character in the film, The Blues Brothers where he performed Minnie The Moocher to buy time for the Brothers to make it to their own concert. Following the death of her son, she has also become a strong advocate of suicide prevention. Robinson. She is a representative for UNICEF and campaigns on behalf of the abolition of landmines. In 1965 he starred in The Cincinnati Kid with Steve McQueen and Edward G. Like other folk singers of her generation, Collins was drawn to social activism. In 1959, he played the prominent role of "Sportin' Life" in a production of the Gershwin folk opera Porgy and Bess aside William Warfield and Leontyne Price as the title characters. She was also known for her broad range of material: her songs from this period include the traditional gospel song "Amazing Grace", the Stephen Sondheim Broadway ballad "Send in the Clowns", and her own compositions such as "My Father" and "Born to the Breed.".

Cab took advantage of this and timed his concerts in some communities with the release of the films in order to make the most of the attention. She had also begun to stand out with her own compositions. James Infirmary Blues appeared in Betty Boop animated shorts, Minnie the Moocher and Snow White, respectively. By the 1970s, Collins had a solid reputation an art song singer and folksinger. That song and St. This album also provided Collins with a major hit, and a Grammy award, with her version of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now". In 1931, he recorded his most famous song, Minnie the Moocher. With her 1967 album Wildflowers, she began to record her own compositions, the first of which was entitled "Since You've Asked".

Calloway's Orchestra featured performers that included Dizzy Gillespie, Milton Hinton, Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham, and Leon "Chu" Berry. Collins was also instrumental in bringing then little known composers to a wider public; for example, she recorded songs by Canadian poet Leonard Cohen, and Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Calloway was a master of energetic scat singing and led one of the United States most popular African American big bands from the start of the 1930s through the 1950s. Tambourine Man" and Pete Seeger's "Turn, Turn, Turn". Cab Calloway (December 25, 1907–November 18, 1994), born Cabell Calloway III, was a famous jazz singer and bandleader. She recorded her own versions of seminal songs of the period, such as "Mr. At first she sang traditional folk songs, or songs written by others, in particular the social poets of the time, such as Tom Paxton, Phil Ochs and Bob Dylan.

In 1961, Collins released her first album, A Maid of Constant Sorrow, at the age of 22. She eventually made her way to Greenwich Village, New York City, where she played in clubs until she signed with Elektra Records, a record label with which she has been associated for 35 years. Three years after her debut as a piano prodigy, she was playing guitar. As a child Collins studied classical piano, making her first public debut at age 13 performing Mozart's "Concerto for Two Pianos." But it was the music of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, and the traditional songs of the folk revival of the early 1960s, that piqued Collins' interest and awoke in her a love of lyrics.

Judy Collins (born May 1, 1939 in Seattle, Washington) is an American folksinger. Phil Ochs. Joni Mitchell. Bob Dylan.

Leonard Cohen. Joan Baez. Sanity and Grace: A Journey of Suicide, Survival and Strength (2003). Amazing Grace (1991).

Trust Your Heart (1987). Wildflower Festival (2003) (DVD with guest artists Eric Andersen, Arlo Guthrie, and Tom Rush). Judy Collins Live at Wolf Trap (2003). Intimate Portrait: Judy Collins (2000).

The Best of Judy Collins (1999). Christmas at the Biltmore Estate (1998). Baby's Morningtime (1992). Baby's Bedtime (1992).

Judy Collins Sings Leonard Cohen: Democracy (2004). Judy Collins Live at Wolf Trap (2000). All on a Wintry Night (2000). Classic Broadway (1999).

Both Sides Now (1998). Christmas at the Biltmore Estate (1997). Voices (1995). Shameless (1994).

Come Rejoice! A Judy Collins Christmas (1994). Just Like a Woman (1993). Judy Sings Dylan.. Baby's Morningtime (1990).

Baby's Bedtime (1990). Fires of Eden (1990). Sanity and Grace (1989). Trust Your Heart (1987).

Home Again (1984). Times of Our Lives (1982). Running for My Life (1980). Hard Times for Lovers (1979).

So Early in the Spring (1977) (15th anniversary collection). Bread and Roses (1976). Judith (1975). True Stories, and Other Dreams (1973).

Living (1971). Both Sides Now (1971). Whales and Nightingales (1970). Who Knows Where The Time Goes? (1968).

Wildflowers (1967). In My Life (1966). Judy Collins' Fifth Album (1965). The Judy Collins Concert (1964).

Judy Collins #3 (1964). The Golden Apples of the Sun (1962). Maid of Constant Sorrow (1961). Nominated with Jill Godmillow for an Academy Award for the documentary "Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman", about her classical piano instructor, conductor Antonia Brico.

Grammy Award, Song of the Year, "Send in the Clowns", 1975. Grammy Award, Best Folk Performance or Folk Recording, "Both Sides Now", 1968.