Artist: Cab Calloway

Cab Calloway
Aliases
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
The Blues Brothers feat. Cab Calloway
The Jungle Band [1]
Real name
Cabell Calloway III
Born
December 25, 1907
Died
November 8, 1994
Country
United States
Comments
Singer and bandleader. Calloway also appeared in many films.
Related
Blanche Calloway   Sister
Chu Berry   Member of The Cotton Club Orchestra
See also
Benny Payne
Doc Cheatham
George Duvivier

Performances

Originals

Title down Performer Release date Covered by
1 Come On With the "Come On" Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1940 (2 artists)
2 Don't Worry 'Bout Me Cab Calloway November 1, 1939 (performance date) (44 artists)
3 I'll Be Around Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 1942 (108 artists)
4 Kickin' the Gong Around Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 1931 (5 artists)
5 Reefer Man Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1932 (6 artists)
6 The Viper's Drag Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 1930 (21 artists)

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 Beale Street Mama Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1932 Lucille Hegamin
2 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 1931 Aida Ward
3 Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me) Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 1941 William Gillespie
4 Bugle Call Rag Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 1931 Friar Society Orchestra
5 Corinne Corinna Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 1932 Charlie McCoy and Bo Chatman
6 Creole Love Call Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1931 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - King Oliver's Jazz Band
7 Down Hearted Blues Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 1932 Eubie Blake Orchestra with Alberta Hunter
8 Eadie Was a Lady Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1933 Ethel Merman
9 How Come You Do Me Like You Do? Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1932 Rosa Henderson
10 I Can't Give You Anything but Love Cab Calloway 1953 Aida Ward and Willard McLean
11 I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 1932 Lillian Shade
12 I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1931 The Savannah Syncapators
13 Minnie the Moocher Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1931 Ernest Rogers
14 Minnie the Moocher The Blues Brothers feat. Cab Calloway 1980 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra - Ernest Rogers
15 Nobody's Sweetheart Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 1931 Isham Jones and His Orchestra
16 St. James Infirmary Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 1931 Louis Armstrong & His Savoy Ballroom Five
17 St. Louis Blues The Jungle Band [1] 1930 Prince's Band
18 Summertime Cab Calloway 1959 Abbie Mitchell
19 Sweet Georgia Brown Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 1931 Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra
20 Take the "A" Train Cab Calloway 1941 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
21 Unchained Melody Cab Calloway 1955 Todd Duncan
22 Willow Weep For Me Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 1941 Ted FioRito & His Orchestra
23 You Rascal You Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 1931 Lovin' Sam

Songs written by

Original songs

Title down Written by Covered by
1 Come On With the "Come On" Cab Calloway, Andy Gibson (2 artists)
2 The Jumpin' Jive Cab Calloway, Jack Palmer, Frank Froeba (4 artists)

Adapted songs

Title down Written by Originals Covered by
1 Minnie the Moocher Irving Mills, Cab Calloway, Clarence Gaskill Willie the Weeper (9 artists)

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Hi De Hi De Ho Cab Calloway 1959 RCA Victor

Audio single

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 1931 Brunswick Records
2 Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me) Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 1941 OKeh
3 Bugle Call Rag Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 1931 Brunswick Records
4 Come On With the "Come On" Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1940 OKeh
5 Corinne Corinna Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 1932 Banner
6 Creole Love Call Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1931 Perfect
7 Eadie Was a Lady Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1933 Vocalion
8 How Come You Do Me Like You Do? Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1932 Banner
9 I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 1932 Brunswick Records
10 I'll Be Around Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 1942 OKeh
11 Jonah Joins the Cab Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 1941 OKeh
12 Minnie The Moocher Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1931 Brunswick Records
13 Nobody's Sweetheart Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 1931 Brunswick Records
14 Reefer Man Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1932 Banner
15 Slow but Sure - Sweet Georgia Brown Whoppee Makers - Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 1931 Perfect
16 Songs from Blackbirds Cab Calloway, Thelma Carpenter 1953 RCA Victor
17 St. Louis Blues The Jungle Band [1] 1930 Brunswick Records
18 Strange as It Seems Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1932 Banner
19 Take the "A" Train Cab Calloway 1941 OKeh
20 Unchained Melody Cab Calloway 1955 Bell
21 Yaller Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 1930 Perfect

Performances also appear on

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 The Blues Brothers - Music From the Soundtrack The Blues Brothers 1980 Atlantic Records

Tributes

Title Performer Release date down Label
1 How Big Can You Get? The Music of Cab Calloway Big Bad Voodoo Daddy April 21, 2009 Vanguard

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