Cab Calloway

Also known as Cabell Calloway III, Cabell "Cab" Calloway III, Cabell Calloway

American jazz singer (1907–1994)

Person · Open Library

Born: 1907
Works: 2

Top works

Porgy and Bess
Of Minnie the Moocher & me

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Film & TV

Acting · 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…

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Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions of Max Fleischer — The Old Man of the Mountain (voice) (archive sound)2024
Everything's Fine — Himself (Voice)2020
Cab Calloway: Sketches — Himself2012
The Harlem Renaissance — Self (archive footage)2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years — Self (archive footage)2004
Piano Blues — Self (archive footage)2003
Grass — Self (archive footage)1999
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' — Self (archive footage)1998
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons — Self (archive footage)1995
Night of 100 Stars III — Self1990

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1907
Active to: 1994

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Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 420,017
Total plays: 3,170,514

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Phase-pure TiO <sub>2</sub> nanoparticles: anatase, brookite and rutile
· 2008 · cited 1,081x
The sustainability of new programs and innovations: a review of the empirical literature and recommendations for future research
· 2012 · cited 912x
Activity-Driven Local ATP Synthesis Is Required for Synaptic Function
· 2014 · cited 794x
Drug-resistance genotyping in HIV-1 therapy: the VIRAD APT randomi sed controlled trial
· 1999 · cited 587x
Development of a framework and coding system for modifications and adaptations of evidence-based interventions
· 2013 · cited 542x

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Key facts

Born: Cabell Calloway III , ( 1907-12-25 ) December 25, 1907 , Rochester, New York , U.S.
Died: November 18, 1994 (1994-11-18) (aged 86), Hockessin, Delaware , U.S.
Genres: Jazz blues swing big band
Occupations: Singer songwriter bandleader actor
Years active: 1927–1994

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Image: Cab Calloway 1933.jpg

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Commons category: Cab Calloway
date of birth: 1907-12-25
date of death: 1994-11-18
Commons gallery: Cab Calloway
start of work period: 1930-00-00
birth name: Cabell Calloway III
name in native language: Cab Calloway

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Cabell Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was an American jazz singer, songwriter, bandleader, and actor. He was a regular performer at the Cotton Club in Harlem, where he became a popular vocalist of the swing era. His niche of mixing jazz and vaudeville won him acclaim during a career that spanned over 65 years.

Calloway was a master of energetic scat singing and led one of the most popular dance bands in the United States from the early 1930s to the late 1940s. His band included trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie, Jonah Jones, and Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham, saxophonists Ben Webster and Leon "Chu" Berry, guitarist Danny Barker, bassist Milt Hinton, and drummer Cozy Cole.