Cab Calloway
Cabell "Cab" Calloway III (December 25, 1907 ā November 18, 1994) was an American jazz singer, dancer, and bandleader. He was associated with the Cotton Club in Harlem, New York City, where he was a regular performer. Calloway was a master of energetic scat singing and led one of the United States' most popular big bands from the start of the 1930s to the late 1940s. Calloway's band included trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie and Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham, saxophonists Ben Webster and Leon "Chu" Berry, New Orleans guitarist Danny Barker, and bassist Milt Hinton. Calloway had several hits in the 1930sā1940s, becoming known as the "Hi-de-ho" man of jazz for his most famous song, "Minnie the Moocher", recorded in 1931. He also made several stage, film, and television appearances until his death in 1994 at the age of 86. He influenced later singers such as Michael Jackson and various hip-hop performers. Calloway was the first African American musician to sell a million records from a single song and to have a nationally syndicated radio show. He is in the Grammy Hall of Fame and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. There was latter interest in 1980 when he appeared in The Blues Brothers film. |
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Birth and Death Data: Born December 25, 1907 (Rochester), Died November 18, 1994 (Hockessin)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1961
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, director, leader, songwriter, composer, lyricist
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 80 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | CRC-53039 | 12-in. | 4/20/1931 | I'll make fun of you | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra ; Hellmut H. Hellmut | Radio broadcast : Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo, and announcements | director | |
Victor | CRC-53040 | 12-in. | 4/21/1931 | Something to remember you by [conclusion] | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra ; Hellmut H. Hellmut | Radio broadcast : Jazz/dance band, with female and male vocal solos, and announcements | vocalist, director | |
Victor | CRC-53041 | 12-in. | 4/21/1931 | The mystery song | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra ; Hellmut H. Hellmut | Radio broadcast : Tap dancing with piano, jazz/dance band with male vocal solo, and announcements | vocalist, director | |
Victor | CRC-53042 | 12-in. | 4/21/1931 | St. Louis blues [conclusion] | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra ; Hellmut H. Hellmut | Radio broadcast : Jazz/dance band with male vocal solo, male vocal trio with piano, and announcements | vocalist, director | |
Victor | CRC-53043 | 12-in. | 4/21/1931 | Farewell blues | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra ; Hellmut H. Hellmut | Radio broadcast : Jazz/dance band, and announcements | director | |
Victor | ABRC-64084 | 10-in. | 4/2/1931 | Minnie the Moocher | Five Rhythm Kings | Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | ABRC-64087 | 10-in. | 4/2/1931 | Minnie the moocher | Five Rhythm Kings | Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BRC-69980 | 10-in. | 6/26/1931 | Minnie the Moocher | Chick Bullock ; Mills Blue Rhythm Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet and vocal chorus | songwriter | |
Victor | BRC-72560 | 10-in. | 5/10/1932 | The scat song | Billy Banks Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-74732 | 10-in. | 12/27/1932 | The scat song | The Sizzlers | Male vocal trio, with piano | composer | |
Victor | BS-77684 | 10-in. | 9/18/1933 | Evenin' | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, director | |
Victor | BS-77685 | 10-in. | 9/18/1933 | I learned about love from her | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-77697 | 10-in. | 9/21/1933 | Little town gal | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-77698 | 10-in. | 9/21/1933 | Harlem hospitality | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-78503 | 10-in. | 11/2/1933 | The lady with the fan | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus | songwriter, vocalist, director | |
Victor | BS-78504 | 10-in. | 11/2/1933 | Harlem camp meeting | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus | vocalist, director | |
Victor | BS-78505 | 10-in. | 11/2/1933 | Zaz zuh zaz | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus | songwriter, vocalist, director | |
Victor | BS-78506 | 10-in. | 11/2/1933 | Father's got his glasses on | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-78866 | 10-in. | 12/18/1933 | Minnie the Moocher | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and chorus | songwriter, vocalist, director | |
Victor | BVE-78867 | 10-in. | 12/18/1933 | The scat song | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and chorus | composer, vocalist, director | |
Victor | BS-78868 | 10-in. | 12/18/1933 | Kicking the gong around | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and chorus | vocalist, director | |
Victor | BVE-78869 | 10-in. | 12/18/1933 | There's a cabin in the cotton | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra ; Bennie Payne | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist, director | |
Victor | BS-81088 | 10-in. | 1/22/1934 | 'Long about midnight | Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, director | |
Victor | BS-81089 | 10-in. | 1/22/1934 | Moon glow | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
Victor | BS-81090 | 10-in. | 1/22/1934 | Jitter bug | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | vocalist, songwriter, director |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Calloway, Cab," accessed June 2, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103488.
Calloway, Cab. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 2, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103488.
"Calloway, Cab." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 2 June 2023.
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LCNAR: Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82020542
Wikidata: Cab Calloway - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q273079
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/114594703
MusicBrainz: Cab Calloway - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/315bd083-892b-4e76-a9f0-91a7408168fc
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