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Cab Calloway was more than the “Hi-De-Ho” man. His band became a training ground for some of jazz’s greatest musicians, including Dizzy Gillespie, Ben Webster, Chu Berry and Milt Hinton. He was both a spectacular entertainer and a serious bandleader.

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Elliot Jay Baron1 个月前

But THIS, from 1933. 👇 You watch this cartoon segment …. tell me they they didn’t have better drugs in the ‘30’s:

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Melodies & Masterpieces29 天前

Incredible!

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Elliot Jay Baron29 天前

Right? But I haven’t found this particular recording of it… and it’s my favorite. I think the entire cartoon is on YouTube.

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Really Bad Eggs1 个月前

love me some Cab Calloway

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Joe Boyko1 个月前

To me he'll always be Curtis...

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Dale Schumacher29 天前

Loved this.

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тoyin sage1 个月前

Cab Calloway & Stevie Wonder are my two favourite artists of all time. Two of the greatest OBJECTIVELY.

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RandyNYC1 个月前

Cab was one of the most influential musicians / entertainers in history. look at the years he did what he did, and listen to his band in the Hi De Ho movie.

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Richard 🇺🇸1 个月前

Look up the Spitball Incident. There you will discover the Birth of BeBop.

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Melodies & Masterpieces1 个月前

Just looked it up. There’s even a book. Really interesting!

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Richard 🇺🇸1 个月前

Dizzy claimed innocence to his dying day.

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John von Uffel29 天前

Awesome. And was just watching the great Steve McQueen 1960’s gambling movie - The Cincinnati Kid - and Cab Calloway did a great job in his role. Never knew he acted

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A rope leash1 个月前

The first pop star.

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Darren29 天前

His voice alone doesn’t get enough credit for the influence he had on Rock and Roll.

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StevieWildcards♠️1 个月前

Icon!!!

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Liberty City,3051 个月前

Whole Legend!!!🤲🏿🤲🏿

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Huck Finnegan1 个月前

Class A all the way.

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Missy Banks1 个月前

🤌🏽✨️

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Keanon 🇺🇸29 天前

His vocal range and storytelling lyrics are masterful.

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Lucinda Dancing On The Light From ⭐️ to ⭐️1 个月前

❤️

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Federico Regalado1 个月前

🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝

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michael d28 天前

He was definitely a trailblazer and One generous person

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HistoriograFX29 天前

Grown folks music lol. The OGs knew what it was. Great post.

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DrKraz29 天前

Wow! I know the song from the Louis Armstrong version but this one is amazing.

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James Harris29 天前

He had so much energy.

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nothing to see here...29 天前

Dude had skills.

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DonDeLion29 天前

AND he was further immortalized in "The Blues Brothers"!

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nick29 天前

круто он крут

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Nomad№9 🇺🇸29 天前

👂🏾 Visual storytelling. He was letting white Americans into the "Coloreds Only" sections of American life with illustrative and sensationally- felt lyrics. Soul sculpted scenery in song.

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roberto lerebours1 个月前

Hear the cornets?

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Black Lives Matter! Respect Indigenous People!29 天前

Sure was.

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Bruce Fulani Hausa29 天前

@legallyminded He’s talking that talk too lol

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bailly29 天前

Idole de notre regretté dessinateur Cabu! 🥺

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Remembering the great Cab Calloway who was born on this day in 1907. Known for his exuberant performing style, Calloway led one of the most highly regarded big bands of the swing era. Calloway was a dynamic and humorous entertainer known for his eccentric dance moves and the dramatic flair of wildly tossing his mop of hair. His signature style included a white tuxedo and an oversized baton, complementing his energetic performances. As a vocalist, Calloway possessed an extraordinary range, earning him praise as “the most unusually and broadly gifted male singer of the ’30s.” He began leading his own bands in 1928 and moved to New York City the following year. In 1931, he became a bandleader at the iconic Cotton Club, where his orchestra, alongside Duke Ellington’s, became one of the two house bands most synonymous with the legendary Harlem venue. That same year, he recorded his most famous composition, “Minnie the Moocher,” showcasing his talent for scat singing. Other hits from the 1930s included “Saint James Infirmary,” “Kickin’ the Gong Around,” “Reefer Man,” “The Lady with the Fan,” “Long About Midnight,” “The Man from Harlem,” and “Minnie the Moocher’s Wedding Day.” Calloway also had a successful side career as an actor. He appeared in several motion pictures, including The Big Broadcast (1932), Stormy Weather (1943), Sensations of 1945 (1944), and The Cincinnati Kid (1965). George Gershwin had conceived the role of “Sportin’ Life” in his 1935 jazz opera Porgy and Bess for Calloway; the entertainer finally got his chance at the part during a heralded world tour of the show in 1952–54. In the 1960s, Calloway appeared on Broadway and on tour in Hello, Dolly!, portraying the role of Horace Vandergelder opposite Pearl Bailey as Dolly Levi, and he again starred on Broadway in the 1970s in the hit musical Bubbling Brown Sugar. His best-known acting performance was also his last, as a jive-talking music promoter in director John Landis’s comedy The Blues Brothers (1980). The film featured Calloway singing “Minnie the Moocher” every bit as energetically and eccentrically as he had performed it in 1931. Here, he is performing “Hi-De-Ho” in 1934.

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