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Biography of Cab CallowayName: Cab CallowayBirth Date: December 25, 1907 Death Date: November 18, 1994 Place of Birth: Rochester, New York, United States Nationality: American Gender: Male Occupations: singer, songwriter, bandleader Cab Calloway Cab Calloway (1907-1994), blues and scat legend, entertained generations of people with his jazzy big band sounds. Even in his golden years, Calloway still traveled on the road and performed for his fans.Cab Calloway was a famous singer and bandleader beginning in the lively era of the 1920s, and he remained active in music throughout his golden years. At an age when most people retire and rest on old laurels, Calloway kept a full schedule of touring with a band and singing his signature song, "Minnie the Moocher." Long ago dubbed the "Dean of American Jive," Calloway brought the joys of the jazzy big band sound to many generations, helping to preserve the very style he helped to create.Calloway was born Cabell Calloway III, in Rochester, New York. When he was six his family moved to Baltimore, Maryland, where his father practiced law and sold real estate. Although young …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…American dancerLeRoy Robert Paige (1906-1982) American baseball playerRichard Wright (1908-1960) American writerLouis Jordan (1908-1975) American jazz musicianBayard Rustin (1910-1987) American civil rights leaderSelected world events:1915: Great Migration of southern blacks to the north began1922: Harlem Renaissance began1928: Disney cartoon Steamboat Willie introduced Mickey Mouse1935: George and Ira Gershwin's opera "Porgy and Bess" opened at New York's Alvin Theater1945: Television licensed for commercial use in the United States1952: Dave Brubeck pioneered "progressive" jazz1963: Martin Luther King Jr delivered his "I have a dream" speech1977: Elvis Presley died1900: Musical Five Guys Named Moe opened at London's Lyric Theatre, featuring songs popularized by jazz great Louis Jordan Further Reading booksCalloway, Cab, Of Minnie the Moocher and Me, Crowell, 1976.Simon, George T., The Big Bands, Macmillan, 1967.Simon, George T., Best of the Music Makers, Doubleday, 1979.periodicalsLos Angeles Times, November 20, 1994, p. A1.New York Times, November 20, 1994, p. 59.Philadelphia Inquirer, August 16, 1990.Times (London), November 21, 1994, p. 21.Washington Post, November 20, 1994, p. B5. |