Cab Calloway
Acting•Born December 25, 1907•Died November 18, 1994 (age 86)•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
Filmography
2024
Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions of Max Fleischer
Movieas The Old Man of the Mountain (voice) (archive sound)
Personal Info
DepartmentActing
BirthdayDecember 25, 1907
Day of DeathNovember 18, 1994
Place of BirthRochester, New York, USA
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