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Cab Calloway

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Aliases
Cab Calloway and The Cabaliers
Cab Calloway and His Cab Jivers
Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
The Jungle Band [Calloway]
Real name
Cabell Calloway III
Born
December 25, 1907
Died
November 8, 1994
Country
United States
IPI
00004878282 5 works
Affiliation
ASCAP
Comments
Singer and bandleader. Calloway also appeared in many films.
Family
Blanche Calloway Sister
Cecelia Calloway Daughter
Related
Chu Berry Member of The Cotton Club Orchestra
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Originals

Title Performer Release date Covered by
 REL 1939 Mildred Bailey
Originally by The Four King Sisters with Orchestra conducted by Alvino Rey REC
Are You Hep To The Jive! (Yas, Yas) Cab Calloway 1940 Missing information
 REC,REL 1931 (235 artists)
Originally by Aida Ward PRF
July 1940 (2 artists)
May 1937 (6 artists)
listen on Internet Archive  REC June 20, 1934 (45 artists)
Originally by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra REL
1934 (38 artists)
April 12, 1948 (8 artists)
How Big Can You Get? Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1978 Unverified
1949 Teresa Brewer
 REC January 1933 (173 artists)
Originally by Lillian Shade PRF
 REC 1942 (212 artists)
Originally by Mills Brothers REL
listen on Internet Archive  REC,REL April 1936 (3 artists)
Originally by Al Jolson and Cab Calloway BRD
 BRD (3 artists)
Originally by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra REC,REL
listen on Internet Archive 1937 (6 artists)
 REC 1932 (408 artists)
Originally by Aida Ward PRF
1931 (12 artists)
1932 (19 artists)
1932 (13 artists)
listen on Internet Archive October 1932 (14 artists)
1932 (11 artists)
listen on Internet Archive 1937 (6 artists)
1939 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
The Calloway Boogie Cab Calloway and His Orchestra June 14, 1948 Unverified
The Ghost of Smokey Joe Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1940 Unverified
i 1993 (5 artists)
December 1932 (10 artists)
i January 1931 (47 artists)
listen on Internet Archive 1932 (3 artists)
June 1940 Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm - Vocal refrain by Shep Fields, Dorothy Allen and Hal Derwin

Covers by Cab Calloway

Title Performer Release date Originally by
November 1940 Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
1966 Billy Edd Wheeler
listen on Internet Archive   1939 Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Judy Ellington REL, Tommy Dorsey and His Orch. - Vocal Refrain by Jack Leonard REC
  June 1949 Dinah Shore and Buddy Clark - Orchestra under the direction of Ted Dale REC, Ricardo Montalbán and Esther Williams BRD
1935 Eva Taylor - Piano Accomp. by Clarence Williams
1962 Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
Baubles, Bangles and Beads Cab Calloway With "Bugs" Bower's Orchestra (Cab Calloway) 1968 Unverified
listen on Internet Archive December 1932 Lucille Hegamin and Her Blue Flame Syncopators
1962 Casa Loma Orchestra, Chick Bullock and His Levee Loungers
  1962 William Gillespie BRD, Artie Shaw and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain and trumpet by "Hot Lips" Page REC,REL
  October 1941 William Gillespie BRD, Artie Shaw and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain and trumpet by "Hot Lips" Page REC,REL
1962 George Beaver (Irving Kaufman)
listen on Internet Archive April 1940 Gene Krupa and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Irene Daye
listen on Internet Archive October 1931 Friars Society Orchestra
1941 Fred Hamm and His Orchestra
Cabaret Cab Calloway With "Bugs" Bower's Orchestra (Cab Calloway) 1968 Unverified
listen on Internet Archive   July 1941 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Tex Beneke and The Four Modernaires REL, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra with Tex Benteke and the Modernaires and Dorothy Dandridge and the Nicholas Brothers BRD
1932 Charlie McCoy and Bo Chatman
June 1931 King Oliver's Jazz Band, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
1962 Julie London
listen on Internet Archive December 1938 Bob Crosby and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Marion Mann
  1932 The Revelers [US1] REC,REL, Eddie Cantor PRF
listen on Internet Archive   1933 Bill Robinson [US1] PRF, The California Ramblers REC
  1958 Katherine Perry PRF, Les Brown and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Miriam Shaw REC,REL
  1962 Katherine Perry PRF, Les Brown and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Miriam Shaw REC,REL
1932 Alberta Hunter
1933 Ethel Merman
listen on Internet Archive Every Day's a Holiday Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1937 Unverified
listen on Internet Archive F.D.R. Jones Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1938 Unverified
September 1, 1953 Jim Lowe [US1]
Happy Feet Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1930 Unverified
1932 (unknown)
Hello, Dolly! Cab Calloway With "Bugs" Bower's Orchestra (Cab Calloway) 1968 Unverified
July 1939 Lionel Hampton and Orchestra
September 1, 1953 Carl Smith
September 1932 Marion Harris
June 1949 Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers REC,REL, Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra BRD, Roy Milton and His Solid Senders
1935 Marion Harris
listen on Internet Archive   August 1953 Adelaide Hall PRF, Meyer Davis' Swanee Syncopators – Vocal Chorus by Al Shayne REC
i July 1940 Bing Crosby
If I Were a Rich Man Cab Calloway With "Bugs" Bower's Orchestra (Cab Calloway) 1968 Unverified
1962 Carl Haworth
  1962 Lillian Shade PRF, Cab Calloway and His Orchestra REC
I'll Follow You Cab Calloway 1961 Unverified
June 1931 King Oliver and His Orchestra
I'm Making Believe Cab Calloway and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Dotty Salters (Cab Calloway) December 1944 Unverified
1932 Boswell Sisters - Accompanied by The Dorsey Brothers
listen on Internet Archive 1941 Una Mae Carlisle
  1960 John W. Bubbles PRF, Lawrence Tibbett REC,REL
I Will Wait for You Cab Calloway With "Bugs" Bower's Orchestra (Cab Calloway) 1968 Unverified
May 1954 Teresa Brewer - With Orchestra directed by Jack Pleis
January 1938 Larry Clinton and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bea Wain
June 1950 Trío Nacional con Jose Esquivel y sus trovadores de Barú
May 1955 Joe Valino - Gene Kutch Orchestra
1962 Joe Valino - Gene Kutch Orchestra
  March 1945 Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra REC,REL, Bing Crosby BRD
1956 Frankie Laine and Jimmy Boyd
Mame Cab Calloway With "Bugs" Bower's Orchestra (Cab Calloway) 1968 Unverified
listen on Internet Archive June 20, 1934 Rega Dance Orchestra (Fred Hager)
1980 Ernest Rogers, Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
March 1931 Ernest Rogers
Covered by (67 artists)
  1935 Peggy Johnson and Her Orchestra REC, Douglas Byng PRF
1937 Cleo Brown
1931 The Virginians
1935 Ipana Troubadours (Sam Lanin)
listen on Internet Archive May 1931 Isham Jones and His Orchestra
  1962 Lena Horne with Orchestra conducted by Horace Henderson REC,REL, Fred Astaire BRD
listen on Internet Archive 1939 (unknown)
September Song Cab Calloway With "Bugs" Bower's Orchestra (Cab Calloway) 1968 Unverified
listen on Internet Archive July 1931 The Little Chocolate Dandies
listen on Internet Archive December 1931 Ted Weems and His Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive January 1931 Sophie Tucker
November 1931 Hoagy Carmichael & His Pals, Chester Leighton & His Sophomores – Vocal Chorus by Chester Leighton
listen on Internet Archive May 1931 (unknown), (unknown), Louis Armstrong & His Savoy Ballroom Five
listen on Internet Archive December 1930 Prince's Band
1962 Prince's Band
  1960 Ethel Waters with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra PRF, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Harold Arlen REC
listen on Internet Archive December 1932 Isham Jones and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Scrappy Lambert
May 1954 Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters
  1960 Helen Jepson REL, Abbie Mitchell PRF, Abbie Mitchell under the direction of George Gershwin REC
Sway Cab Calloway With "Bugs" Bower's Orchestra (Cab Calloway) 1968 Unverified
1931 Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive 1930 Isham Jones' Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive i July 1941 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
1962 Irving Abrams & His Orchestra
The Honeydripper Cab Calloway and His Orchestra December 1945 Unverified
The Jungle King Cab Calloway 1974 Unverified
1931 Savoy Bearcats
  May 1955 Liberace REL, Todd Duncan BRD
October 1939 (unknown), The Quintones with Barney Bigard and His Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive 1936 Henry Thies and His Hotel Sinton Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Don Dewey
December 1941 Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra
i 1941 Ted Fiorito & His Orchestra
  November 1931 Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Welcome Lewis REC, Ethel Waters PRF
listen on Internet Archive October 1931 Lovin' Sam Down in 'Ram
You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You Cab Calloway With "Bugs" Bower's Orchestra (Cab Calloway) 1968 Unverified
You've Got Your Troubles Cab Calloway With "Bugs" Bower's Orchestra (Cab Calloway) 1968 Unverified

Web Covers by Cab Calloway

Releases

Singles

Title Performer Release date Label
Ain't Got No Gal in This Town Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1932 Perfect [US1]
A New Moon and an Old Serenade Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1939 Vocalion [US]
Baby, It's Cold Outside Cab Calloway and Eugenie Baird with Cab Calloway & His Cab Jivers June 1949 Hi-Tone [US]
Beale Street Mamma Cab Calloway and His Orchestra December 1932 Banner [US1]
Black Rhythm Cab Calloway and His Orchestra July 1931 Brunswick
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me) Cab Calloway & His Orchestra October 1941 OKeh
Boog It Cab Calloway and His Orchestra April 1940 OKeh
Bugle Call Rag Cab Calloway and His Orchestra October 1931 Brunswick
Bye Bye Blues Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1941 OKeh
Come On with the "Come On" Cab Calloway and His Orchestra July 1940 OKeh
Corinne Corinna Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 1932 Banner [US1]
Dinah Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1932 Melotone
Doin' the New Low Down – I Can't Give You Anything but Love Mills Brothers, Cab Calloway with Don Redman and His Orchestra - Ethel Waters with Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra 1933 Brunswick
Eadie Was a Lady Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1933 Banner [US1]
Evenin' Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra 1934 His Master's Voice
Everybody Eats When They Come to My House Cab Calloway and His Orchestra April 12, 1948 Columbia [US]
Every Day's a Holiday Cab Calloway and His Orchestra January 1938 Vocalion [US]
Gambler's Guitar Cab Calloway with The Four Bells - Jimmy Carroll and Orchestra September 1, 1953 Bell
Gotta Darn Good Reason Now The Jungle Band [Calloway] December 1930 Brunswick
(Hep-Hep!) The Jumpin' Jive Cab Calloway and His Orchestra July 1939 Vocalion [US]
History Repeats Itself Cab Calloway 1966 Boom Records [US]
How Come You Do Me Like You Do? Cab Calloway and His Orchestra September 1932 Banner [US1]
I Ain't Got Nobody (And Nobody Cares for Me) Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1935 Brunswick
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues Cab Calloway and His Orchestra January 1933 Brunswick
I'll Be Around Cab Calloway and The Cabaliers 1942 Columbia [US]
I Love to Sing-a Cab Calloway and His Orchestra April 1936 Brunswick
I'm Always in the Mood for You Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1937 Variety [US]
I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby (And My Baby's Crazy 'Bout Me) Cab Calloway & His Orchestra June 1931 Perfect [US1]
I'm Madly in Love with You Cab Calloway and His Orchestra December 1938 Vocalion [US]
Is That Religion? Cab Calloway and His Orchestra January 1931 Brunswick
I've Got the World on a String Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1932 Brunswick
Jilted Cab Calloway - Sy Oliver and Orchestra May 1954 Bell
Kickin' the Gong Around Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1931 Brunswick
La mucura Cab Calloway and His Orchestra June 1950 London Records
Let's Take the Long Way Home Cab Calloway and His Orchestra March 1945 Columbia [US]
Little Child Lael and Cab Calloway 1956 ABC-Paramount
Make Yourself at Home Cab Calloway and His Orch. November 1940 OKeh
Margie Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra June 20, 1934 Victor
Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1932 Brunswick
Minnie the Moocher (The Ho De Ho Song) Cab Calloway and His Orchestra March 1931 Brunswick
Miss Otis Regrets (She's Unable to Lunch Today) Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1935 Brunswick
My Gal Mezzanine Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1937 Variety [US]
My Sunday Gal Cab Calloway and His Orchestra December 1932 Brunswick
Nobody's Sweetheart Cab Calloway and His Orchestra May 1931 Brunswick
Old Man of the Mountain Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1932 Melotone
Old Yazoo Cab Calloway and His Orchestra October 1932 Brunswick
Reefer Man Cab Calloway & His Orch. 1932 Brunswick
Rooming House Boogie Cab Calloway and His Cab Jivers 1949 RCA Victor
Say It Isn't So – Git Along Morton Downey, Annette Hanshaw, Singin' Sam, Will Osborne and His Orchestra – Cab Calloway and His Orchestra - Roy Smeck 1932 Oriole [US]
Somebody Stole My Gal Cab Calloway and His Orchestra December 1931 Perfect [US1]
Sweet Georgia Brown – Slow but Sure Cab Calloway & His Orch. – The Whoppee Makers 1931 Perfect [US1]
Sweet Jennie Lee – I'm Happy Cab Calloway & His Orch. – The Caroliners 1930 Banner [US1]
Take the "A" Train Cab Calloway and His Orchestra July 1941 OKeh
Tarzan of Harlem Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1939 Vocalion [US]
The Mermaid Song Cab Calloway and His Orch. December 1941 OKeh
The Nightmare Cab Calloway & His Orch. 1931 Perfect [US1]
Unchained Melody Cab Calloway May 1955 Bell
Utt da zay (The Tailor's Song) Cab Calloway and His Orchestra October 1939 Vocalion [US]
Wake Up and Live Cab Calloway and His Orchestra May 1937 Variety [US]
We Go Well Together Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1941 OKeh
When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles with You) Cab Calloway and His Orchestra 1936 Brunswick
Who's Yehoodi? Cab Calloway June 1940 Vocalion [US]
Willow Weep for Me Cab Calloway and His Orch. 1941 OKeh
Yaller Cab Calloway & His Orch. January 1931 Perfect [US1]
You Can't Stop Me from Lovin' You Cab Calloway and His Orchestra November 1931 Perfect [US1]

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