Cab Calloway

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Lifespan:
December 25, 1907 - November 18, 1994, he died aged 86 and was American.
Birthname:
Cabell Calloway III.
Snapshot:
An Artist with 81 releases, a member of 2 groups, and credited 5 times on others' music. 8 collaborations and 3 musical relatives.

Biography

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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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Genres

Swing, Big Band, Rock, Jazz, Pop. Vote on Genres

Discography

86 releases – 81 under his own name and 5 credits on others' music Edit
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