Cab Calloway
Known For
Acting
Born
1907-12-25 in Rochester, New York, USA
Died
1994-11-18
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.
Most Known For
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Great Performances
as Self
The Love Boat
as Lionel J. Bigelow
What's My Line?
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Harry O
Kraft Music Hall
as Self
The Blues Brothers
as Curtis
Piano Blues
as Self (archive footage)
The Cincinnati Kid
as Yeller
Grass
as Self (archive footage)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Pearl Bailey Show
as Self
Stormy Weather
as Cab Calloway
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Snow-White
as Koko the Clown (voice)
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
St. Louis Blues
as Blade
Hi-De-Ho
as Himself