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Cab Calloway

Cab Calloway

Acting · Born 1907-12-25 · Rochester, New York, USA

Cabell "Cab" Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was an American 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 late 1940s. Calloway's band featured performers including trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie and Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham, saxophonists Ben Webster and Leon "Chu" Berry, New Orleans guitar ace Danny Barker, and bassist Milt Hinton. Calloway continued to perform until his death in 1994 at the age of 86.

Known For

movie 7.7 The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers
1980
movie 7.0 The Cincinnati Kid
The Cincinnati Kid
1965
tv 6.3 The Love Boat
The Love Boat
1977
movie 6.8 Snow-White
Snow-White
1933
movie 6.6 Minnie the Moocher
Minnie the Moocher
1932
movie 7.5 Triumph Over Violence
Triumph Over Violence
1965
movie 6.9 Stormy Weather
Stormy Weather
1943
movie 6.7 The Old Man of the Mountain
The Old Man of the Mountain
1933
movie 6.6 Grass
Grass
1999
tv 7.0 What's My Line?
What's My Line?
1950
tv 6.1 Great Performances
Great Performances
1971
tv 6.8 The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
movie 5.6 International House
International House
1933
movie 6.1 Betty Boop's Rise to Fame
Betty Boop's Rise to Fame
1934
movie 6.4 Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho
Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho
1934
tv 5.2 Harry O
Harry O
1974
tv 5.8 The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
movie 6.5 Piano Blues
Piano Blues
2003