Spotify Release Info
Track: Minnie The Moocher (Brunswick Version)
Artist: Cab Calloway
Album: Jukebox Hits 1930-1950
Artist Bio
Name: Cab Calloway
Spotify Genres: swing music, big band, jazz blues, ragtime
Followers: 159,777
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Biography
American band-leader of the 1930s-1940s, jazz musician, singer, song-writer & multi-talented EmCee renowned for his 'scat singing' style. Born December 25,1907, Rochester, New York, USA. Died November 18, 1994, Cokebury Village, Hockessin, Delaware, USA. Calloway's orchestra rotated as a 'house band' with that of [a145257] at the famous Cotton Club in Harlem through the Prohibition era. His snappy 'zoot-suit' dress sense and skillful vaudeville song-and-dance routines made him a popular entertainer. His 'moonwalking' predating that of Michael Jackson by about a half-century. In later years, he continued performing and featured in films, such as "The Cincinnati Kid" (1965) with Steve McQueen and Edward G. Robinson. The "Cab Calloway School of the Arts", in Wilmington, Delaware, was dedicated in his name in 1994. Calloway died shortly after a stroke and his ashes are interred at Ferncliffe Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York. Brother of [a888440].
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1.Everybody Eats When They Come To My HouseHi De Ho Man
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2.St James' InfirmaryPresenting Cab Calloway
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3.Minnie the Moocher (Theme Song)Best Of The Big Bands
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4.The Ghost Of Smokey JoeHalloween Classics: Songs That Scared The Bloomers Off Your Great-Grandma
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5.Jumpin JiveHi De Ho Man
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6.Minnie the MoocherPresenting Cab Calloway
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7.Minnie the Moocher (Alternate Take)Presenting Cab Calloway
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8.Reefer ManChronological Calloway, Vol 1 (1932-33)
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9.The Jumpin' JiveBest Of The Big Bands
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10.Hi De Ho ManHi De Ho Man
Discogs Release Info
Release: Cab Calloway - Minnie The Moocher
Year: 1931
Genres: Jazz