Cab Calloway
Born December 25, 1907 (Age: 118)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
Cab Calloway: Sketches
2012
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as Himself
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Age: 104
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 96
The Harlem Renaissance
2004
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 96
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
1998
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 90
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
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as Self
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Age: 82
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
1990
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 82
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
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as Self
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Age: 77
The Blues Brothers
1980
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as Curtis
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Age: 72
No Image
The Great Balloon Race
1977
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as
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Age: 69
The Littlest Angel
1969
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as Gabriel
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Age: 61
Triumph Over Violence
1965
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 58
The Cincinnati Kid
1965
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as Yeller
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Age: 57
Schlager-Raketen
1960
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as Self
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Age: 52
St. Louis Blues
1958
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as Blade
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Age: 50
Jazz Ball
1956
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 48
Rhythm and Blues Revue
1955
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as Self
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Age: 47
Porgy and Bess in Wien
1953
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as
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Age: 45
Cab Calloway Home Movie #2
1950
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as Self
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Age: 42
Cab Calloway Home Movie #4
1950
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as Self
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Age: 42
We the Cats Shall Hep Ya
1945
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as Himself
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Age: 37
Foo a Little Bally-Hoo
1945
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as
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Age: 37
I Was Here When You Left Me
1945
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as
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Age: 37
Blowtop Blues
1945
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as
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Age: 37
No Image
Walking with My Honey
1945
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as
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Age: 37
Caldonia
1945
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as Himself
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Age: 37
The Skunk Song
1942
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as
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Age: 34
Minnie the Moocher
1942
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as Himself / Vocals
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Age: 34
Blues in the Night
1942
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as
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Age: 34
The Big Broadcast
1932
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as Cab Calloway
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Age: 24
Minnie the Moocher
1932
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as Cab Calloway
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Age: 24