Cab Calloway
Acting
Born: December 25, 1907
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.
Also Known As
- Cabell Calloway III
Known For
June 16, 1980
October 15, 1965
September 24, 1977
August 01, 1933
March 11, 1932
December 31, 1965
July 21, 1943
August 04, 1933
September 15, 1999
February 02, 1950
June 20, 1948
January 28, 1971