Cab Calloway: Sketches

Name: Cab Calloway: Sketches
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2012-02-27
Duration: 55 min

2012 EN 55 min

Overview

A singer, dancer, and bandleader, Cab led one of the most popular African American big bands during the jazz and swing eras of the 1930s-40s, with Harlem’s famous Cotton Club as his home stage. Best known for his “Hi de hi de hi de ho” refrain from signature song “Minnie the Moocher,” portrayal of Sportin’ Life in Porgy and Bess (1952), and role in The Blues Brothers (1980), Cab influenced countless performers, including Michael and Janet Jackson, and many of today’s hip-hop artists.

Release date

27/02/2012

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