American Masters Episode 26.02 Cab Calloway: Sketches
Episode Premiere
February 27, 2012
Genre
Documentary
Production Company
Eagle Rock Entertainment
Official Site
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/
Episode Premiere
February 27, 2012
Genre
Documentary
Period
1986 -
Production Co
Eagle Rock Entertainment
Distributor
PBS
Official Site
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/
A singer, dancer and bandleader, Cab led one of the most popular African American big bands during the jazz and swing eras of the 1930s-40s, with Harlem’s famous Cotton Club as his home stage. Best known for his “Hi de hi de hi de ho” refrain from signature song “Minnie the Moocher,” portrayal of Sportin’ Life in Porgy and Bess (1952), and role in The Blues Brothers (1980), Cab influenced countless performers, including Michael and Janet Jackson, and many of today’s hip-hop artists.
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