Cabell Calloway
Cabell Cab Calloway III lived an exciting and sometimes turbulent life - from street hustling as a young boy to performing in movies as well as for presidents. Cab is probably best known for his many years of live entertaining around the world. From his early days performing at such speakeasies as the Gaiety in Baltimore to Harlem's famous Cotton Club and London's Palladium, Cabell has always made his presence known on the stage and off.Born on December 25th 1907 in Rochester, NY then later moving in with his father's mother in Baltimore, Maryland Cabell spent many of his younger years ditching school and hustling with his street friends. Then after being sent away to reform school in Pennsylvania for a year Cab became more seriously involved in school as well as school athletics. He was a well-known basketball player in high school and in his senior year Cabell played professional ball for the Baltimore Athenians, earning himself ten dollars for every game he played. During his short pro basketball career Calloway also made a living performing at the many dances after the games. No matter what caught his interest Cabell always found away to make a living doing what he loved.Calloway spent all of his early life interested
After high school Cabell moved to Chicago to live with his sister Blanche to try and further pursue his career on stage. Zelma went on to New York and Cab returned to Baltimore to finish high school. In 1993 President Clinton awarded Cab with the "National Medal of Arts" at the White House and in 1995 he was inducted into the "International Jazz Hall of Fame". While in Chicago Cabell began working at the Dreamland Cafe until his sister's boyfriend hooked him up with a gig at the Sunset Cafe as the house singer. Some of the men in the Missourians were there, and Jesus, were they disappointed. Crowell Company, 19762) [Online] Available http://www. They forbade him from going anywhere near them. In the spring of 1931 the Missourians became Cab Calloway's Cotton Club Orchestra and that's also when Calloway (with the help of others) wrote "Minnie the Moocher". Although Cab missed being around Camay for many years, as adults they were always very close. From then on the Missourians became very well known and Calloway's salary increased by $200 a week. Zelma and Cab decided to have the baby, however, as persistent as he was about marriage, Zelma refused. Although they were only there a few months they managed to pack the place nightly and even had their shows aired on a local radio show. The first gig Cab had with the Missourians was at the Plantation Club. While in school Cab entertained at such places as Goodlow's, the Arabian Tent, the Gaiety and the Regent Theatre.
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