Cab Calloway
Acting
Born December 25, 1907 · Rochester, New York, USA
Biography
Cabell "Cab" Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was an American jazz singer and bandleader. Calloway was a master of energetic scat singing and led one of the United States' most popular African American big bands from the start of the 1930s through the late 1940s. Calloway's band featured performers including trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie and Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham, saxophonists Ben Webster and Leon "Chu" Berry, New Orleans guitar ace Danny Barker, and bassist Milt Hinton. Calloway continued to perform until his death in 1994 at the age of 86.
Known For · 40 titles
The Mike Douglas Show
The Love Boat
Great Performances
What's My Line?
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
The Ed Sullivan Show
Kraft Music Hall
Harry O
The Blues Brothers
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Pearl Bailey Show
The Cincinnati Kid
Night of 100 Stars II
Grass
Piano Blues
Night of 100 Stars III
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
The Littlest Angel
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
The Harlem Renaissance
Triumph Over Violence
Rhythm and Blues Revue
Caldonia
Hi-De-Ho
Minnie the Moocher
Ebony Parade
International House
St. Louis Blues
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
Stormy Weather
Betty Boop's Rise to Fame
Hi-De-Ho
Snow-White
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
The Big Broadcast
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
The Singing Kid
Porgy and Bess in Wien
Schlager-Raketen