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Cab Calloway
Acting
December 25, 1907
Died: November 18, 1994(86 years)
Rochester, New York, USA
63 Credits
Cabell "Cab" Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was an American jazz singer and bandleader.
53 Movies
10 TV Shows
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.
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Personal Details
- Born
- December 25, 1907
- Died
- November 18, 1994 (86 years old)
- Birthplace
- Rochester, New York, USA
- Known For
- Acting
- Gender
- Male
Acting Credits
Movies53
TV Shows10
Total Credits63
