Cab Calloway
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.
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Films
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TV Shows
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Crew Credits
Known For
58 Credits
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
The Love Boat
as Lionel J. Bigelow
1977
Great Performances
as Self
1971
What's My Line?
as Self
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
Kraft Music Hall
as Self
1958
Harry O
1974
The Blues Brothers
as Curtis
1980
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Triumph Over Violence
as Self (archive footage)
1965
Grass
as Self (archive footage)
1999
Piano Blues
as Self (archive footage)
2003
