Cab Calloway
1907-12-25 (1907)Rochester, New York, USAActing
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
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Great Performances
TV • 1971
The Love Boat
TV • 1977
What's My Line?
TV • 1950
Harry O
TV • 1974
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Kraft Music Hall
TV • 1958
The Blues Brothers
MOVIE • 1980
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
The Cincinnati Kid
MOVIE • 1965
Night of 100 Stars II
MOVIE • 1985
Night of 100 Stars III
MOVIE • 1990
Grass
MOVIE • 1999
Piano Blues
MOVIE • 2003
The Littlest Angel
MOVIE • 1969
Triumph Over Violence
MOVIE • 1965
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
MOVIE • 1998
Stormy Weather
MOVIE • 1943