Bandleader and entertainer Cab Calloway dies at age 86.
At a Glance
- Date
- 18 November 1994
- Location
- Hockessin, Delaware
- Key people
- Cab Calloway
- Category
- Music
- Source
- Recordings; biographical records · Britannica
What It Meant Then
His 'Minnie the Moocher' and electrifying showmanship made him a star of the Harlem jazz era.
What It Means Now
Calloway introduced scat and the hi-de-ho to American popular culture.
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