{"id":25148,"date":"2013-10-13T09:56:12","date_gmt":"2013-10-13T13:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/?p=25148"},"modified":"2013-10-13T09:56:36","modified_gmt":"2013-10-13T13:56:36","slug":"sunday-jazz-corner-cab-calloway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/?p=25148","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Jazz Corner With Cab Calloway"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Let’s go back in time to a different era and take a look at old Harlem with the sounds of Jazz vocalist Cab Calloway. \u00a0Born on December 25, 1907, in Rochester, New York, after a short period in Chicago he moved back to New York and landed a gig performing regularly at Harlem’s famous Cotton Club during the swing era. \u00a0In 1931 his song “Minnie the Moocher” became a hit and was considered to be one of the first recordings to ever feature scat singing.<\/p>\n

Besides Calloway’s musical act, he also appeared on stage and in films. \u00a0During the 1930s and 1940s, he worked in such films as\u00a0The Big Broadcast<\/i>\u00a0(1932),\u00a0The Singing Kid\u00a0<\/i>(1936), and\u00a0Stormy Weather<\/i>(1943). \u00a0Calloway spent two years in the cast of a revival of the musical\u00a0Porgy and Bess<\/i>, beginning in 1952. \u00a0He also performed in other stage productions over the years and made more film appearances, most notably in the 1979 movie\u00a0The Blues Brothers<\/i>. \u00a0During the film, Calloway put on his trademark white tie and tails and performed “Minnie the Moocher”. \u00a0Cab Calloway died on November 18, 1994.<\/p>\n

He took pride in his part of the Harlem Renaissance and also mentions Sriver’s Row<\/span><\/a><\/span> in his songs\u00a0“Hard Times (Topsy Turvy)” and “The Ghost of Smokey Joe.”
\nClick on the photo below for a link to iTunes to hear all of his music.<\/p>\n

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Below is a video of Cab Calloway performing his hit “Minnie the Moocher” Live at the Apollo Theater<\/span><\/a><\/span> in Harlem.
\nAlso, a video clip from the movie “Stormy Weather” (1943) featuring Cab Calloway and his orchestra performing “Jumpin Jive” which ends with the Nicholas Brothers dancing and struttin’ their stuff.<\/p>\n