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Cab Calloway
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Saxophonists · 1907–1994

Cab Calloway

American jazz singer (1907–1994)

Born
25 December 1907
Rochester
Died
18 November 1994
Hockessin
Country
United States
Active
1930–
Record labels
Columbia Records, RCA Victor, ABC Records, Bell Records
Discography
6 albums

Biography

Cab Calloway was a jazz musician who played saxophone and voice. Cab Calloway was born on 25 December 1907 in Rochester and died on 18 November 1994 in Hockessin. The music is usually filed under jazz and swing. Record labels: Columbia Records, RCA Victor, ABC Records and Bell Records. The discography here lists 6 albums, from “Cotton Club Revue 1958” (1958) to “We The Cats Shall Hep You” (2023). Honours include Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame (1982), National Medal of Arts (1993) and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2008).

Cabell Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was an American jazz singer, songwriter, bandleader, and actor. He was a regular performer at the Cotton Club in Harlem, where he 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 the first African-American musician to sell one million copies of a record.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Cotton Club Revue 1958 1958
Blues Make Me Happy 1962
Cab Calloway ’68 1968
The Cab Calloway Show: Live in Freiburg, 21. Juni 1989 1989 · Live
We The Cats Shall Hep You 2023 · Live
1990-07-09: Milano Blues Festival, Arco Della Pace, Milano, Italy · Live

Awards

Historic 78 rpm records

  • WILLOW WEEP FOR ME CAB CALLOWAY & HIS ORCH. · Hilton Jefferson · Ronell · Gibson · 1944 archive.org ↗
  • (I don't stand) A GHOST OF A CHANCE (with you) CAB CALLOWAY & HIS ORCH. · Chu Berry · Crosby · Washington · Young · 1944 archive.org ↗
  • YOU WON'T BE SATISFIED; HONEYDRIPPER Les Brown · Doris Day · Cab Calloway and his Orchestra · James ·… · 1946 archive.org ↗

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Cab Calloway play?

Cab Calloway is known for playing saxophone and voice.

When and where was Cab Calloway born?

Cab Calloway was born 25 December 1907 in Rochester.

What are Cab Calloway's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Cotton Club Revue 1958 (1958), Blues Make Me Happy (1962), Cab Calloway ’68 (1968), The Cab Calloway Show: Live in Freiburg, 21. Juni 1989 (1989) and We The Cats Shall Hep You (2023).

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