Spotify Release Info
Track: St. James Infirmary
Artist: Cab Calloway
Album: Jukebox Hits 1930-1950
Artist Bio
Name: Cab Calloway
Spotify Genres: swing music, big band, ragtime
Followers: 161,591
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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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Discogs Release Info
Release: Cab Calloway - 1 - St. James' Infirmary
Year: 1957
Genres: Jazz, Blues
Styles: Rhythm & Blues