Cab Calloway
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Summary
Cab Calloway was born on December 25, 1907[1], in Rochester[2]. He died on November 18, 1994[3], in Hockessin[4]. He worked as a singer[5], bandleader[6], conductor[7], actor[8], and jazz musician[9]. He ranks in the top 0.55% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,180 views/month, #5,488 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Ferncliff Cemetery[11]
- Child: Camay Calloway Murphy[12], Chris Calloway[13], Ja'Net DuBois[14]
- Country of citizenship: United States[15]
- Native language: English[16]
- Ethnic group: African Americans[17]
- Occupation: stage actor[18], dancer[19], songwriter[20]
- Educated at: Lincoln University[21], Frederick Douglass High School[22]
- Award received: Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[23], Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame[24], National Medal of Arts[25]
- Member of: Cab Calloway and His Orchestra[26]
- Sex or gender: male[27]
- Movement: Harlem Renaissance[28]
- Genre: jazz[29], swing[30]
- Record label: ABC Records[31], Bell Records[32], RCA Victor[33], Columbia Records[34]
- Commons category: Cab Calloway[35]
- Cause of death: stroke[36]
- Family name: Calloway[37]
- Given name: Cabell[38]
- Official website: https://www.cabcalloway.com/[39]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cab Calloway[40]
- Commons gallery: Cab Calloway[41]
- Manner of death: natural causes[42]
- Instrument: saxophone[43], voice[44]
- Described by source: African American Leaders of Maryland: A Portrait Gallery[45], Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[46]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: English[47]
- Birth name: Cabell Calloway III[48]
Product Details
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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia
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Type: Person[49]
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Country: US[50]
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Began / founded: 1907-12-25[51]
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Ended / dissolved: 1994-11-18[52]
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Genre(s): big band, jazz, swing, vocal jazz[53]
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Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, american, big band, jazz, jive, swing, vocal jazz[54]
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MusicBrainz ID: 315bd083-892b-4e76-a9f0-91a7408168fc[55]
Why It Matters
Cab Calloway has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] He is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]
FAQs
Where was Cab Calloway born?
Cab Calloway was born in Rochester[2].
Where did Cab Calloway die?
Cab Calloway died in Hockessin[4].
What did Cab Calloway do for work?
Cab Calloway worked as a singer[5], bandleader[6], conductor[7], actor[8], and jazz musician[9].
Where did Cab Calloway go to school?
Cab Calloway was educated at Lincoln University[21] and Frederick Douglass High School[22].
What awards did Cab Calloway receive?
Honors received include Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[23], Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame[24], and National Medal of Arts[25].