During the swing revival of the 1990s it was singer and bandleader Cab Calloway, and not Benny Goodman or Duke Ellington or Glenn Miller, who provided the biggest influence—with the snazzy suits, hep ...

The whole audience bouncing and swaying to the irresistible rhythm, everybody singing, “Hi-De-Ho!” Who could forget the sounds and imagery of Cab Calloway and his hot jazz orchestra? C. Calloway ...

Cab Calloway was still in Frederick Douglass High School when a drama critic with The Afro-American newspaper observed “When Broadway taps this boy, goodbye Baltimore.” The year was 1924 and Calloway ...

Jack White channels Cab Calloway with Q-Tip on the rocker’s new song “Hi-De-Ho,” the latest single from his new album Fear of the Dawn, out April 8. White recently spoke to Rolling Stone about the ...

"Hi de hi de hi de ho!" Charismatic music and dance pioneer Cab Calloway (12-25-1907 - 11-18-94) is an exceptional figure in the history of jazz. As a singer, dancer and bandleader, he charmed ...

Get ready to swing into the holidays with The Cab Calloway Orchestra. Cab Calloway was a musical legend who made the "Hi-De-Ho" famous. Now, Cab's grandson, Calloway Brooks, is keeping the tradition ...

This jazz musical short has a comedy plot about marital infidelity. Bandleader Cab Calloway plays a ladies man who dates the wife (Fredi Washington) of a train porter who is frequently absent from ...

Cab Calloway, the swing-era singer, actor and bandleader who soared to national popularity in the ’30s and ’40s on the strength of such hits as “Minnie the Moocher” and “It Ain’t Necessarily So,” has ...

Ahead of his upcoming double album release, Jack White has released a new collaboration with A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip. On “Hi-De-Ho,” White channels Cab Calloway by way of a sample of his song “Hi ...

Clad in white tie and tails, dancing and scatting his way through the "hi-de-ho" chorus of "Minnie the Mooche," Cab Calloway exuded a sly charm and sophistication that endeared him to legions of fans.

This new documentary premieres nationally Monday, February 27 (check local listings) Calloway was also an ambassador for his race, leading one of the most popular African American big bands during the ...