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. Adapted from the article Cindy & The Saffrons (http://www.wikinfo.org/wiki.phtml?title=Cindy_&_The_Saffrons), from Wikinfo, licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.. Robinson. They have sinced divorced. In 1965 he starred in The Cincinnati Kid with Steve McQueen and Edward G. She married actor Val Kilmer after they met on the set of Willow in 1988. 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. The group split up soon thereafter and Joanne went on to become an actress.

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 1982 at Abbey Road Studios, they recorded the Shangri-Las song "Past, Present and Future" and the next year, "Terry" by Twinkle. James Infirmary Blues appeared in Betty Boop animated shorts, Minnie the Moocher and Snow White, respectively. Cindy & The Saffrons was a singing group made up of Joanne Whalley as "Cindy" and Lindsay Neil and Sally Stairs as The Saffrons. That song and St. In 1931, he recorded his most famous song, Minnie the Moocher.

Calloway's Orchestra featured performers that included Dizzy Gillespie, Milton Hinton, Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham, and Leon "Chu" Berry. 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. Cab Calloway (December 25, 1907–November 18, 1994), born Cabell Calloway III, was a famous jazz singer and bandleader.