Cab Kaye
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Augustus Kwamla or Kwamlah Nii-lante Quaye, better known as Cab Kaye (September 3, 1921, London - March 13, 2000, Amsterdam) was an English jazz multi-instrumentalist. Kaye's father, Caleb Quaye (b. Ghana, 1895 - 1922), performed in London under the name Ernest Mope Desmond and led an ensemble called the Five Musical Dragons, in which Arthur Briggs, Sidney Bechet, and George "Bobo" Hines played. Kaye worked as an assistant to Billy Cotton from age 14, and sang with this group on record in 1936.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Augustus
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- Amsterdam
- Child
- Finley Quaye
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Cab Kaye by Dixie Solleveld.jpg
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- Cab Kaye
- date of birth
- 1921-09-03
- date of death
- 2000-03-13
- start of work period
- 1936-00-00
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