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Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway is best known for The Love Boat, What's My Line?, Great Performances and The Ed Sullivan Show. Cab Calloway was born on December 25, 1907. Cab Calloway died on November 18, 1994 at the age of 86.
- Born
- December 25, 1907
- Place of birth
- Rochester, New York, USA
- Died
- November 18, 1994 (86 years old)
Biography
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.
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.
Known for
Filmography
- 1977The Love BoatLionel J. Bigelow
- 1974Harry O
- 1971The Pearl Bailey ShowSelf
- 1971Great PerformancesSelf
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
- 1958Kraft Music HallSelf
- 1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf
- 1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
- 1950What's My Line?Self
- 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
Frequently asked questions
What movies and shows has Cab Calloway been in?
Cab Calloway is best known for The Love Boat, What's My Line?, Great Performances and The Ed Sullivan Show.
When was Cab Calloway born?
Cab Calloway was born on December 25, 1907. (Rochester, New York, USA)
How old is Cab Calloway?
Cab Calloway died on November 18, 1994 at the age of 86.
Updated: October 25, 2026 ·