Cab Callaway #1254
$ 10.00
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Cab Calloway the legendary "Hi De Ho" man
was a energetic showman, gifted singer, talented
actor and trendsetting fashion plate. A truly
"larger than life" figure in American pop culture,
immortalized in cartoons and caricatures,
Calloway also led one of the greatest bands
of the Swing Era.
Calloway, Cab (Cabell Calloway) (kl'uw")1907–94, jazz singer and band
leader, b. Rochester, N.Y. Known for his inventive creativity, he hired
some of the top musicians of his day for his jazz orchestra, including
Dizzy Gillespie and Milt Hinton; he also promoted singers Pearl Bailey
and Lena Horne. Cab Calloway and his band became famous as a result
of radio broadcasts (1931–32) from New York City's Cotton Club and was
one of the highest earning bands of the 1930s and 40s.His hits included
“Minnie the Moocher” (1931) and “Blues in the Night” (1942). He also
appeared in several films.
