Cab Calloway
Gender: Male
Birthday: 1907-12-25 - 1994-11-18
Place of Birth: Rochester, New York, USA
Also Known As: Cabell Calloway III
Biography
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.
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Known For
1977The Love Boat
1961The Mike Douglas Show
1971Great Performances
1950What's My Line?
1957Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1948The Ed Sullivan Show
1958Kraft Music Hall
1974Harry O
1980The Blues Brothers
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Pearl Bailey Show
1965The Cincinnati Kid
1990Night of 100 Stars III
1985Night of 100 Stars II
1969The Littlest Angel
1995Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
2003Piano Blues
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