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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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Cab Calloway

Born 1907-12-25 (118 years ago) in Rochester, New York, USA. Dead 1994-11-18 (86 years).

Awards
Award Ceremony Year Awarded for
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award 50th Annual Grammy Awards 2007
Grammy Hall of Fame Award (Minnie the Moocher) 41st Annual Grammy Awards 1998 Minnie the Moocher
Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Performances (Hello, Dolly!) 18th Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards 1968 Hello, Dolly!
Nominated for awards
Award Ceremony Year Nominated for
Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Performances (Hello, Dolly!) 18th Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards 1968 Hello, Dolly!
Relationships
Name From To Relationship type
Zulme "Nuffie" MacNeal(Gifta: 1953–1994-11-18) 1953 1994-11-18 Gifta
Wenonah "Betty" Conacher(Gifta: 1928-07-26–1949) 1928-07-26 1949 Gifta
Child

Chris Calloway

Parents

Martha Eulalia Reed, Cabell Calloway II

Sibling

Blanche Calloway

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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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