Cab Calloway
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Biography
[Edit]One of the great entertainers, Cab Calloway was a household name by 1932, and never really declined in fame. A talented jazz singer and a superior scatter, Calloway's gyrations and showmanship on-stage at the Cotton Club sometimes overshadowed the quality of his always excellent bands. The younger brother of singer Blanche Calloway (who made some fine records before retiring in the mid-'30s), Cab grew up in Baltimore, attended law school briefly, and then quit to try to make it as a singer and a dancer. For a time, he headed the Alabamians, but the band was not strong enough to make it in New York. The Missourians, an excellent group that had previously recorded heated instrumentals but had fallen upon hard times, worked out much better. Calloway worked in the 1929 revue Hot Chocolates, started recording in 1930, and in 1931 hit it big with both "Minnie the Moocher" and his regular engagement at the Cotton Club. Calloway was soon (along with Bill Robinson, Ethel Waters, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington) the best-known black entertainer of the era. He appeared in quite a few movies (including 1943's Stormy Weather), and "Minnie the Moocher" was followed by such recordings as "Kicking the Gong Around," "Reefer Man," "Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day," "You Gotta Hi-De-Ho," "The Hi-De-Ho Miracle Man," and even "Mister Paganini, Swing for Minnie." Among Calloway's sidemen through the years (who received among the highest salaries in the business) were Walter "Foots" Thomas, Bennie Payne, Doc Cheatham, Eddie Barefield, Shad Collins, Cozy Cole, Danny Barker, Milt Hinton, Mario Bauza, Chu Berry, Dizzy Gillespie, Jonah Jones, Tyree Glenn, Panama Francis, and Ike Quebec. His 1942 recording of "Blues in the Night" was a big hit.
With the end of the big band era, Calloway had to reluctantly break up his orchestra in 1948, although he continued to perform with his Cab Jivers. Since George Gershwin had originally modeled the character Sportin' Life in Porgy and Bess after Calloway, it was fitting that Cab got to play him in a 1950s version. Throughout the rest of his career, Calloway made special appearances for fans who never tired of hearing him sing "Minnie the Moocher."
Title: The Cab Calloway Story Vol 2
Artist: Cab Calloway
Genre: Electronica, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Everybody Eats When They Come to My Home (Live) - Single
Artist: Cab Calloway
Genre: Jazz, Easy Listening
Title: Jukebox Hits 1930-1950
Artist: Cab Calloway
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Collections
Title: Roots Of Jazz Scat Vocals (Digitally Remastered)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Les Zazous de Paris
Genre: Pop
Title: Golden Legends: Big Band Legends
Genre: Jazz
Title: Original Soundtracks Hollywood 40's
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Vintage Novelty Songs
Genre: Pop
Title: A Retrospective Hits of 1931
Genre: Pop
Title: The Good Times, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Big Band Sound - the Platinum Collection
Genre: Jazz
Title: The World of Swing
Genre: Jazz
Title: Gimme That Swing!
Genre: Jazz
Title: X-Tremely Fun - Jazz Dance
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Best of Ballroom Dance, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Collection, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Fabulous Swing Collection: More Fabulous Swing
Genre: Jazz
Title: Songs for All - Music Mix, Vol. 7
Genre: Pop
Title: Haunting Halloween (20 Bloody Hits)
Genre:
Title: Jazz + Sax + Ballads =
Genre: Jazz
Title: Porgy & Bess
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Jazz Masters Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Music From The Prohibition Era
Genre:
Title: Jazz Sound Lexicon: 1935, Vol. 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Modern Art of Music: Ballroom Dance Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Music & Highlights: Ballroom Dance, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Music History: The Swing Era
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz & Conversation Suite, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Great American Vocalists
Title: Swing & Jazz Essentials
Genre: Jazz
Title: Gangsters, Guns, & Molls! Jazz of the 1940's
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Golden Era of the Big Band Swing
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best of Jazz Foundations Vol. 4
Genre: Jazz
Title: Gents of Jazz: Male Jazz Singers, Vol. 5
Genre: Jazz
Title: Music & Highlights: Big Band Sound
Genre: Jazz
Title: Don't Worry Be Happy, Vol.2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Memorias de la Habana, Vol.7
Genre: World Music
Title: The Ultimate 30's and 40's Reefer Songs
Genre: Alternative
Title: Reefer Madness
Genre:
Title: Radio Hits 1942
Genre: Jazz
Title: Hits Of '31
Genre:
Title: Grass (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Roots, Volume 3 the 1930's & 1940's
Genre: Blues, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Marijuana Madness: The Best Of Reefer Songs 1927 - 1947
Genre: Pop
Title: Jive R&B, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Vintage Children's Easter Music
Genre: Kids
Title: The Finest Vintage Melodies & Retro Tunes Vol. 15
Genre: Pop
Title: Swing Cafe
Title: Jazz Goes Jewish
Genre: Jazz
Title: Swing Time! The Fabulous Big Band Era 1925-1955
Genre: Jazz
Title: Choice Cuts, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Chiaroscuro Songbook, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Burlesque In Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Jazz Story - Memory Lane
Genre: Blues
Title: Kings of Swing - the Platinum Collection
Genre:
Title: Music of the Swinging Forties
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Scat of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: 1934 Hits (Remastered)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Finest Vintage Melodies & Retro Tunes Vol. 27
Genre: Pop
Title: Vocal Jazz 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz and Rhythm & Blues from the 40's
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Wizards
Genre: Jazz
Title: Smash Jazz Hits Vol 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: All Time Greatest Jazz Singers
Genre: Jazz
Title: World War II's Favorite Memories: Big Band, Swing and Jive
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: Big Band Jazz Favorites
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Roots of Steampunk (1903-1929)
Genre: New Age
Featuring albums
Title: The Blues Brothers (Original Soundtrack Recording)
Artist: The Blues Brothers
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: DJ Yoda's How to Cut and Paste: The Thirties Edition
Artist: DJ Yoda
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Jazz, Rock, New Wave, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Alternative
Title: G. Gershwin: Porgy & Bess (Live Recording from Berlin 1952)
Artist: Leontyne Price, William Warfield
Genre: Opera
Title: Mills Brothers With Guest Stars (Giants of Jazz)
Artist: Mills Brothers, The
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Cocaine Blues: Vintage Songs About Cocaine & Heroin
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Acoustic
Title: Reefer Blues: Vintage Songs About Marijuana Volume 3
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Acoustic
Title: The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
Artist: Various Artists
Title: Halloween Classics: Songs That Scared The Bloomers Off Your Great-Grandma
Artist: Various
Genre: Pop
Title: Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries - Music from the Second Series
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: How To Cut and Paste- The Thirties Edition
Artist: DJ Yoda
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Dancefloor
Title: Let's Dance
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, House, Techno, Jazz, Dancefloor, Reggae, World Music, Pop, Dance Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: La Grande Epopée de la Libération / La Grande Epopee de la Liberation
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Band: Swingin' Through the Night (Bluebird's Best Series)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Very Best Cool Cats Collection of Jazz Trumpet, Vol. 3
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Best of Rock 'n' Roll Music (Ever Green Compilation)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: The Very Best Of The Blues Brothers
Artist: The Blues Brothers
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Hits Of The 1930S, Vol. 2 (1931-1933)
Artist: Antonio Machín / Antonio Machin
Genre: Pop, Мusical comedy