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Cab Calloway (eigentlich Cabell Calloway III; * 25. Dezember 1907 in Rochester, New York; † 18. November 1994 in Cokebury Village, Delaware) war ein US-amerikanischer Jazz - Sänger, Saxophonist und Bandleader.
In 1994, Calloway's daughter Camay Calloway Murphy founded the Cab Calloway Museum at Coppin State College in Baltimore, Maryland. [ 85 ] [ 12 ] The New York Racing Association (NYRA) annually honors the jazz legend, a native of Rochester, N.Y., with a stakes races restricted to NY-bred three-year-olds, as part of their New York Stallion Series.
Legend Cab Calloway was an iconic jazz entertainer known for his scat singing, zoot suits, and captivating performances. Leading the renowned Cab Calloway Orchestra, his hit songs like "Minnie the Moocher" and "Jumpin' Jive" defined an era and broke racial barriers in the entertainment industry, leaving an indelible mark on American history.
- Basis
- Notable Performances and Cover Versions
- In Popular Culture
The song is based lyrically on Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon's 1927 version of the early 1900s vaudeville song "Willie the Weeper" (Bette Davis sings this version in The Cabin in the Cotton). The lyrics describe the story of a woman known as "Minnie the Moocher", a "moocher" being American slang for a person who constantly asks others for money or who ...
"Minnie the Moocher" has been covered or simply referenced by many other performers. Its refrain, particularly the call and response, is part of the language of American jazz. At the Cab Calloway School of the Arts, which is named for the singer, students perform "Minnie the Moocher" as a traditional part of talent showcases. In 1967, the song was ...
Film and television
1. "Minnie the Moocher" features in the television show Carnivàle. 2. Ann's father sings a shortened version of the song on an episode of That Girl. 3. On an episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (Three's a Crowd), Will Smith performs the "hi-de-ho" chorus and references Heidi Fleissin the process. 4. Opera singer Grace Moore performed the song in the 1937 film When You're in Love, in a departure from her usual style. 5. Bertie Wooster sings this song whilst playing the piano in Jeeves and W...
Animation
1. In 1932, Calloway recorded the song for a Fleischer Studios Talkartoon short cartoon, also called Minnie the Moocher, starring Betty Boop and Bimbo, and released on March 11, 1932. Calloway and his band provide most of the short's score and themselves appear in a live-action introduction, playing "Prohibition Blues". The thirty-second live-action segment is the earliest-known film footage of Calloway. In the cartoon, Betty decides to run away from her parents after they insist in old-count...
Music
1. Minnie herself is mentioned in a number of other Cab Calloway songs, including "Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day", "Ghost of Smokey Joe", "Kickin' the Gong Around", "Minnie's a Hepcat Now", "Mr. Paganini – Swing for Minnie", "We Go Well Together", and "Zah Zuh Zaz". Some of these songs indicate that Minnie's boyfriend Smokey was named Smokey Joe as well. 2. A number of Cab Calloway albums are called Minnie the Moocher. In 1932, the Boswell Sisters did their own jazz version of "Minnie the...
19. Nov. 1994 · WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Big band legend Cab Calloway, who brought zoot suits to life and 'jitterbug' to the English language as he entertained generations of Americans, has died at the age of 86.
Cab Calloway. Released 2012. The Legend Collection: Cab Calloway Tracklist. 1. The Man from Harlem Lyrics. 2. The Scat Song Lyrics. 5. Old Yazoo Lyrics. 6. Sweet Rhythm Lyrics. 7....
Sign up for Deezer for free and listen to Cab Calloway: discography, top tracks and playlists. Charismatic American jazz bandleader and scat singer Cab Calloway was best known for his flamboyant moves on stage and his rendition of 'Minnie the Moocher', also known as the 'Hi-De-Hi-De-Ho' son..
