Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway
Top Songs
| 1 | Minnie the Moocher (Theme Song) | ||
| 2 | The Ghost Of Smokey Joe [Album Version] | ||
| 3 | ) | A Chicken Ain't Nothin' but a Bird | |
| 4 | | Don't Falter At the Alter | |
| 5 | Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day |
Albums
Feb 2024 • 41 songs
Jul 2023 • 18 songs
Jun 2023 • 2 songs
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About
Biography
One of the indelible icons of the swing era, Cab Calloway was a playfully charismatic singer, dancer, bandleader, and composer whose infectious songs and close association with Harlem's Cotton Club brought him lasting stardom. Nicknamed the "Hi-De-Ho Man" after a line in his trademark 1931 hit "Minnie the Moocher," Calloway combined jazz elan and a flamboyant vaudeville stage manner, crafting an outsized persona with his long white-tailed tuxedo, flying jet black hair, and distinctive dance moves -- all of which marked him as the epitome of the jazz age performer. While entert...