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Cab Calloway
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Actor Born: December 25, 1907 in Rochester, NY Death: November 18, 1994 in Hockesin, DE Biography:Inaugurating his performing career in Baltimore, African-American musical entertainer "Cab Calloway" organized his first band in New York. Calloway already had a strong following thanks to his recordings, when, in 1931, he replaced "Duke Ellington" as orchestra leader at Harlem's fabled Cotton Club. His lively, athletic performing style, coupled with his trademarked "Hi De Ho" delivery, was given nationwide exposure via his guest appearances in such Paramount features as "The Big Broadcast" (1932) and "International House" (1933). He also appeared in animated form in a cluster of Betty Boop cartoons produced by "Max" and "Dave Fleischer", and it is safe to assume that the youngest cartoon fans in the audiences enjoyed Calloway's renditions of "Minnie the Moocher" and "St. James Infirmary Blues" without fully comprehending those songs' allusions to drug use and sex. George and "Ira Gershwin" used... Full Biography
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