Cabell "Cab" Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was an American jazz singer, dancer, bandleader and actor. He was associated with the Cotton Club in Harlem, where he was a regular performer and became a popular vocalist of the swing era. His niche of mixing jazz and vaudeville won him acclaim during a career that spanned over 65 years.
Calloway was a master of energetic scat singing and led one of the most popular dance bands in the United States from the early 1930s to the late 1940s. His band included trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie, Jonah Jones, and Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham, saxophonists Ben Webster and Leon "Chu" Berry, guitarist Danny Barker, bassist Milt Hinton, and drummer Cozy Cole.
Calloway had several hit records in the 1930s and 1940s, becoming known as the "Hi-de-ho" man of jazz for his most famous song, "Minnie the Moocher", originally recorded in 1931. He reached the Billboard charts in five consecutive decades (1930s–1970s). Calloway also made several stage, film, and television appearances until his death in 1994 at the age of 86. He had roles in Stormy Weather (1943), Porgy and Bess (1953), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), and Hello Dolly! (1967). His career saw renewed interest when he appeared in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers.
Calloway was the first African American musician to sell a million records from a single and to have a nationally syndicated radio show. In 1993, Calloway received the National Medal of Arts from the United States Congress. He posthumously received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008. His song "Minnie the Moocher" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, and added to the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry in 2019. He is also inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame and the International Jazz Hall of Fame.
Cab Calloway - 1940 {Chronological Classics}
01. Paradiddle
02. Boog It
03. Calling All Bars
04. Do I Care, No No
05. The Lone Arranger
06. Feelin' Tip Top
07. Hard Times
08. Hi-De-Ho Serenade
09. Who's Yehoodi
10. Fifteen Minute Intermission
11. Rhapsody In Rhumba
12. Come On with the 'Come On'
13. (I Don't Stand) A Ghost of a Chance (With You)
14. Bye Bye Blues
15. Papa's in Bed with His Britches On
16. Silly Old Moon
17. Boo-Wah Boo-Wah
18. Sunset
19. Yo Eta Cansa
20. Cupid's Nightmare
21. Levee Lullaby
22. Are You Hep to the Jive
Cab Calloway - 1940-1941 {Chronological Classics}
01. Goin' Conga
02. Hot Air
03. Lonesome Nights
04. A Chicken Ain't Nothin' But a Bird
05. The Workers' Train
06. North of the Mohawk Trail
07. Make Yourself at Home
08. Run Little Rabbit
09. Willow Weep for Me
10. You Are the One in My Heart
11. Are You All Reet
12. Ebony Silhouette
13. Hep Cat's Love Song
14. Jonah Joins the Cab
15. Geechy Joe
16. Special Delivery
17. Take the 'A' Train
18. Chattanooga Choo Choo
19. My Gal
20. St. James Infirmary (ver 1)
21. St. James Infirmary (ver 2)
22. We Go Well Together
Cab Calloway - 1941-1942 {Chronological Classics}
01. Hey, Doc!
02. I See A Million People (But All I Can See Is You)
03. Conchita (Cares Nothing About Love)
04. Blues In The Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me)
05. Mrs. Finnigan
06. My Coo-Coo Bird (Could Swing)
07. Says Who Says You, Says I!
08. The Mermaid Song
09. Who Calls
10. Nain Nain (No No)
11. Tappin' Off
12. A Smo-o-o-oth One
13. The Moment I Laid Eyes On You
14. Virginia, Georgia And Caroline
15. Lordy
16. I Want To Rock
17. I'll Be Around
18. Tain't No Good
19. Minnie The Moocher
20. Let's Goe Joe
21. Ogeechee River Lullaby
22. I Get The Neck Of The Chicken
Cab Calloway - 1942-1947 {The Chronological Classics}
01. What's Buzzin', Cousin
02. Chant Of The Jungle
03. I'm Making Believe
04. Foo A Little Ballyhoo
05. Let's Take The Long Way Home
06. Foo A Little Ballyhoo
07. All At Once
08. Dawn Time
09. If This Isn't Love
10. A Blue Serge Suit With A Belt In The Back
11. Here I Go Just Dreamin' Away
12. The Honeydripper
13. Afternoon Moon
14. Hey Now, Hey Now
15. I Got A Gal Named Nellie
16. Hi-De-Ho Man
17. Necessity
18. Oh Grandpa
19. Don't Falter At The Alter
20. Give Me Twenty Nickels For A Dollar
21. The Jungle King
22. Two Blocks Down, Turn To The Left
23. San Francisco Fan
24. The Calloway Boogie
25. Everybody Eats When They Come To My House
Cab Calloway - 1949-1955 {CC, 1287}
01. Baby It's Cold Outside (1)
02. The Huckle-Buck (1)
03. Ol' Joe Louis (1)
04. Your Voice (1)
05. Rooming House Boogie (1)
06. I Beeped When I Shoulda Bopped (1)
07. The Duck Trot (1)
08. Pero Que Jelengue (1)
09. The Keeper Of The Blues (1)
10. La Mucura (1)
11. Que Pasa Chica (1)
12. Shot Gun Boogie (1)
13. Frosty Morning (1)
14. One For My Baby (1)
15. I'll Get By (1)
15. I'll Get By
16. Minnie The Moocher (1)
17. Gambler's Guitar (Gamblers' Blues) (1)
18. Hey Joe (1)
19. Jilted (1)
20. Such A Night (1)
20. Such A Night
21. Unchained Melody (1)
22. Learning The Blues (1)
