“Hi de hi de hi de ho!” Charismatic music and dance pioneer Cab Calloway (12-25-1907 – 11-18-94) is an exceptional figure in the history of jazz. As a singer, dancer and bandleader, he charmed ...

One hundred years ago, on Christmas Day, African-American jazz singer and band leader Cab Calloway was born. We hear an appreciation from Sara Fishko of WNYC. Now, taking you from the swing of the bat ...

Having spent the day yesterday listening to Cab Calloway's recordings from 1930 to 1955, I began to wonder: Has Calloway been shortchanged? Does hip start with his records of the early '30s? Did he ...

During the swing revival of the 1990s it was singer and bandleader Cab Calloway, and not Benny Goodman or Duke Ellington or Glenn Miller, who provided the biggest influence—with the snazzy suits, hep ...

Horn player Gerald Wilson, jazz writer Gary Giddens, and jazz critic/cultural historian Stanley Crouch discuss how Cab’s straight hair, unusual in people of African American descent, and his ability ...

On March 3, 1931, Harlem big band leader Cab Calloway recorded “Minnie the Moocher,” the classic tale of chasing opium that made Calloway a national star and put Harlem’s big band sound on the map.

Cab Calloway is widely recognized as one of the most influential figures in jazz music during the 1930s and 1940s. His unique style of singing, showmanship, and pioneering musical innovations helped ...

Click to open image viewer. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A black ...

A compilation reel of silent, black-and-white home movies featuring Cab Calloway and his family at their home in Long Island, NY and at the beach. (N.B. Original footage has exposure irregularities).

in the night, earning enough money to own a car at such young age (even more rare for a Negro of the times).

The fate of a vacant house on Druid Hill Avenue could rest on a Baltimore City Housing and Community Department hearing next week. The house is like so many deteriorated rowhouses that fill the city, ...

How many Broadway shows has Cab Calloway been in? Cab Calloway has appeared on Broadway in 4 shows. How many West End shows has Cab Calloway been in? Cab Calloway has not appeared in the West End What ...