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American jazz banjoist and guitarist.
Nickname : Fruit.
Was married to W. C. Handy’s third and youngest daughter Elizabeth Handy from 1934 to 1937.
b.: Jan. 17, 1911 in St. Louis, MO
d.: Nov., 1986.



ALBUMS


Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
Volume 1: The Early Years 1930 - 1934
2001, 4xCD, Album, Comp, JSP Records, ,
Swing/Big Band
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
1939-1940
1991, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
1937-1938
1991
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
1932
1990
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
1934-1937
1990
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
1931-1932
1990, CD, ,
Big Band/Swing
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
1932-1934
1990, CD, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
1930-1931
1990, CD, ,
Big Band/Swing
Cab Calloway And His Cotton Club Orchestra
Minnie The Moocher
1989, CD, ,
Big Band
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
Kicking The Gong Around
1982, ,
Swing/Big Band
Cab Calloway And His Cotton Club Orchestra
Minnie The Moocher, Smoky Joe And Co (1933-1934)
1975, LP, Comp, RCA, ,
Swing
The Missourians
Treasury Of Jazz N° 83
1962, LP, Comp, Mono, RCA Victor, ,
Swing
The Missourians
Treasury Of Jazz N° 13
1962, ,
Swing
The Missourians
Harlem In The 20's - Volume One
1954, 10", Comp, "X",
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
1943
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
Swing, Swing, Swing / That Man Is Here Again
1937, Shellac, 10", Variety (6)
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
I'm Always In The Mood For You / She's Tall, She's Tan, She's Terrific
1937
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
Dinah / Hot Water
1933, Shellac,
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
Angeline / Doin' The Rumba
1933
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
Strictly Cullud Affair / Aw, You Dawg!
1932, ,
Big Band
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
How Come You Do Me Like You Do? / Swanee Lullaby
1932
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
Minnie The Moocher (The Ho De Ho Song) / Doin' The Rumba
1931, ,
Big Band
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
You Can't Stop Me From Lovin' You / Stardust
1931
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
Black Rhythm / Six Or Seven Times
1931,
The Missourians
Ozark Mountain Blues / You'll Cry For Me, But I'll Be Gone
1929, ,
Big Band
The Missourians
Harlem In The 20's
7", EP, RCA,
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra
You Dog / Somebody Stole My Gal
Shellac, ,
Big Band
Cab Calloway And His Cotton Club Orchestra
Margie / Emaline

APPEARANCES +


Cab Calloway & His Orchestra*
This Is Hep
2008, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Proper Records (2), ,
Big Band/Swing/Jump Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Bop
Chu Berry*
Classic Chu Berry Columbia And Victor Sessions
2007, Box, Ltd, Num + 7xCD, Comp, RM, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Jazz Im New York Der Wilden Zwanziger
2007, CD,
Various
Roots Of Mambo 1930-1950
2006, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés
The Missourians Includes Cotton Club Orchestra And Andy Preer And The Cotton Club Orchestra
The Missourians (1925-1930)
2006, CD, Comp, RM, Vintage Music Productions,
Various
Jazz In The Charts 35/100 - Have You Got Any Castles, Baby? (1937 (6))
2006, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Documents, ,
Swing
Various
Jazz In The Charts 28/100 - A Fine Romance (1936 (5))
2006, CD, Album, Comp, Mono, Documents, ,
Swing/Dixieland
Various
L'Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz: Part 1 (1911 - 1940)
2004, 10xCD, Comp, Le Chant Du Monde, ,
Louisiana Blues/Chicago Blues/Ragtime/Swing/Dixieland
Various
Jazz Classics
2004, 5xDVD-V, PAL + Box, Hitech,
Various
Classic Jazz: The Thirties
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Time Life Music, Universal Music Special Markets,
Various
1929
2001, CD, Comp, Jazz Magazine (2)
Various
Changes: L'Arrangiamento Per Big Band
2000, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Big Band/Dixieland
Cab Calloway
Cotton Club
1999, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Dig, A&R Productions, Nostalgia (5), ,
Swing/Big Band
Cab Calloway
Minnie The Moocher
1996, CD, Comp, Marshall Cavendish, ,
Swing
Various
Harlem Jazz (1928-33)
1996, CD, Album, Comp, RCA, BMG
Cab Calloway
The Classic Tracks
1996, CD, Comp, Kaz Records, ,
Swing/Big Band
Various
When Hemp Was Hip
1995, CD, ,
Big Band/Dixieland/Swing
Cab Calloway
His Best Recordings 1930 - 1942
1994, CD, Comp, Best Of Jazz, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Swing Time! The Fabulous Big Band Era 1925-1955
1993, 3x CD, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Swing/Dixieland
Cab Calloway Featuring Chu Berry*
Best Of Big Bands
1993, ,
Big Band/Swing
Benny Carter
Volume 2 1931-1933 (Complete Edition)
1992, CD, Comp, Média 7, ,
Swing/Big Band
Various
Street Walkin’ Blues
1990
Duke Ellington, Lena Horne, Cab Calloway
Cotton Club Days
1989
Cab Calloway
The Most Important Recordings Of Cab Calloway
1989, 2x Vinyl, ,
Swing/Jump Blues
Various
Early Black Swing - The Birth Of Big Band Jazz: 1927 - 1934
1989, Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Jazz Potpourri Volume Two (20 Collector Items 1925-1933)
1987, LP, Album, Meritt Record Society, ,
Swing
Various
1930s Jazz Big Bands
1987
Cab Calloway
Jumping And Jiving Vol. 1
1985, LP, Comp, Swingtime, ,
Swing
Various
Kansas City Memories
1985, LP, Comp, IAJRC, IAJRC, ,
Swing/Big Band
Various
New York
1985, ,
Big Band
Various
Cotton Club Stars
1985, Vinyl, ,
Jump Blues/Swing
Various
Harlem
1984, LP, Comp, Musica Jazz
Various
The Best Of I ♥ Jazz
1984, Vinyl, ,
Bop/Big Band/Cool Jazz/Vocal
Various
Cotton Club Stars
1984, 2x Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Swing/Big Band/Jump Blues
Various
Big Bands: Big Band Bash
1984, 2x Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Swing
Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway
1984, Vinyl, ,
Swing
Cab Calloway
Jumpin Jive
1984, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Big Band Jazz (From The Beginnings To The Fifties)
1983, 6x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
L'Era Dello Swing
1982, LP, Comp, Musica Jazz, Musica Jazz, ,
Swing/Big Band
Various
The Jazz Singers
1982, 4x Vinyl Red Vinyl, Box Set,
Cab Calloway
1937/38
1981, LP, Comp, Mono, JazzDocument
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra*
Minnie The Moocher 1933-1934 Recordings
1979
Various
Laughing In Rhythm
1978, LP, Comp, Stash Records Inc., ,
Big Band/Dixieland/Swing
Harry Cooper, R.Q. Dickerson & The Cotton Club Orchestra
Harry Cooper, R.Q.Dickerson & The Cotton Club Orchestra
1978, LP, Comp, Collectors Items
Cab Calloway
Mr. Hi. De. Ho. 1930-1931
1977, ,
Big Band
Various
Reefer Songs (16 Original Jazz Classics)
1976, ,
Big Band/Vocal/Swing
Various
Tea Pad Songs Volume One
1976, Vinyl, ,
Big Band
Various
Pot, Spoon, Pipe And Jug - 14 Jazz Vocals And Reefer Songs
1976
Cab Calloway
Hi De Ho Man
1974, ,
Big Band/Swing
Cab Calloway
16 Classics
1967, Vinyl, ,
Big Band
Various
The Sound Of Harlem
1964, 3x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Swing/Piano Blues/Stride/Ragtime/Big Band/Jump Blues/Bop
Various
A History Of Jazz: The New York Scene
1961, Vinyl, ,
Bop/Big Band/Dixieland/Swing
Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway
1960, 7", EP, Fontana, Fontana, ,
Big Band
Various
Swing
1959
Cab Calloway
1 - St. James' Infirmary
1957, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Chu Berry And His Stompy Stevedores
"Chu"
1956, ,
Swing
Various
Jazz Singers
1951, Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Cab Calloway & His Orch.*
The Nightmare / My Honey's Lovin' Arms
1931
Cab Calloway
Zaz Zuh Zaz
CD, Comp, Saga, ,
Swing
Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra 1933-1934
LP, Comp, RCA Victor
Cab Calloway & The Missourians
1929-30
CD, Comp, JSP Records, ,
Big Band
Various
Early Viper Jive: 1927-1933
,
Big Band/Piano Blues/Dixieland