Cab Calloway
USA
Born: 25 December 1907
Died: 18 November 1994
Years Active: 40, 50, 60, 70, 80
Styles: Big Band, Big Band/Swing, Swing, Jive, Vocal Jazz, Vocal/Standards
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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...
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