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: 100 Best Jazz Ballads (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Sampled Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Swing & Bass Compilation Vol. 2
Genre: Swing House, Electro, Drum & Bass
Title: 60 Sunshine Holiday Greats (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Gospel, Latin, Rockabilly
Title: Jazz Vocal Essentials (CD1)
Title: Big Band And Swing Essentials (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Standards Essentials (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: ’40s Jazz & Pop Essentials
Title: Smoking Reefers And Kicking The Gong
Genre: Soul
Title: Tarzan And His Mates
Genre: Rock & Roll, Country, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: Shape Of Jazz (All-Out Jazz Collection)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Shine (Top Blues Favorites)
Title: The Nightmare (Halloween Special Collection) 2022
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: TSF Jazz City, Vol. 2: New York
Genre: Jazz
Title: Mastermix Essential Hits: Swing & Jazz 2023
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Steampunk Hotel 2023 (CD3)
Genre: Electronica
Title: Boogie Woogie Goodies, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
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