Name	Cab Calloway (Cabell Calloway III)
Build	Slim
Eye Color	Brown - Dark
Hair Color	Black
Date of Birth	December 25, 1907
Birthplace	Rochester, New York
Star Sign	Capricorn
Died	November 18, 1994 (Aged 87)
Cause of Death	stroke
Nationality	United States
Ethnicity	Black
Occupation	Singer
Celebrity Index	Ca
Claim to Fame	Minnie the Moocher
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Trivia and Quotes

Quotes

"The only difference between a black entertainer and a white entertainer is that my ass has been kicked a lot more and a lot harder because it`s black."

(imdb.com/name/nm0130572/bio)

Trivia

Cab Calloway School of the Arts opened in 1992 in Wilmington Delaware, was named after him.

Former bandleader of the famous Harlem Cotton Club in the 30s

He was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 1993 by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington, D.C.

Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1987.

Once performed the role of Sportin` Life in "Porgy and Bess" at Kansas City`s Starlight Theater.

Scored two notable Broadway successes: In Gershwin`s "Porgy and Bess" (1952), opposite Leontyne Price and William Warfield, and "Hello, Dolly!" (1967), opposite Pearl Bailey and daughter Chris Calloway.

The artist records "Minnie the Moocher". The record was the first jazz album to sell a million copies. [3 March 1931]

The oldest featured actor to appear in The Blues Brothers (1980), Calloway outlived co-players John Candy by more that 4 months and John Belushi by better than 12 years and 7 months.

Was the inspiration for the character of Oogie Boogie in Tim Burton`s The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993).

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