Cab Calloway Sketches (2012)

A singer dancer and bandleader Cab led one of the most popular African American big bands during the jazz and swing eras of the 1930s40s with Harlems 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 todays hiphop artists