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Cab Calloway, 86, answers final curtain call
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New York Amsterdam News
11-26-1994
Cab Calloway, 86, answers final curtain call.
Cab Calloway, one of the greatest entertainers of the century, died last Friday in a nursing home in Hockesin, Delaware. Prior to his hospitalization, he resided in Westchester County in the town of Greenburgh. According to Nuffie, his wife of almost 50 years, the cause of death was a stroke which he suffered last June and from which he never recovered.
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Jive, gender, all that jazz plays in 'Cab and Lena'.(Arts and Lifestyle)
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; Ida Peters Washington Afro-American 11-26-1994 TRIBUTE TO CAB CALLOWAY: RITES TUESDAY, NOV. 29. Family viewing and cremation services for Cabell "Cab" Calloway III, 86, were held Tuesday, Nov.22 in Wilmington, Del. The King of Hi-De-Hi-De-Ho, singer, actor and bandleader, who was one of the 20th
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All Things Considered (NPR)
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Philadelphia Tribune, The
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Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR)
; 00-00-0000 SCOTT SIMON, Host: You're listing to Weekend Edition. [music] Band leader, singer, and songwriter Cab Calloway died last night at the age of 86. He'd suffered a stroke in June. Mr. Calloway performed for more than 60 years in clubs, on Broadway, and in the movies. In 1931, his band took
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"Hi-de-ho" man Cab Calloway touched a world with his music
Bay State Banner
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The Independent - London
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