Full Name: Cabell Calloway III
Profession: Jazz Musician, Singer-Songwriter and Bandleader
Biography: Cab Calloway was an American musician, known for his relationship with the Cotton Club in Harlem where he was a regular performer. His style, which has been described as a mixture of jazz and vaudeville, earned him widespread acclaim and developed into a career lasting nearly seventy years.
Calloway led one of the most popular dance bands between the 1930s and 1940s, featuring a number of now well-known musicians: Dizzy Gillespie, Jonah Jones, Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham, Ben Webster, Leon "Chu" Berry, Danny Barker, Milt Hinton, and Cozy Cole.
Alongside this, Calloway himself had a number of hit records during the 1930s and 1940s, most notably "Minnie the Moocher" (1931).
Born: December 25, 1907
Birthplace: Rochester, New York, USA
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Capricorn
Died: November 18, 1994 (aged 86)
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Historical Events
- 1931-03-03 Cab Calloway records "Minnie the Moocher" (Jazz's 1st million seller)
- 1980-06-20 Musical comedy film "The Blues Brothers", starring Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, and featuring appearances by Aretha Franklin; Cab Calloway; and Ray Charles opens in 594 theaters
- 1994-06-12 Cab Calloway suffers a massive stroke at his home in White Plaines NY
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