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Obituary: Cab Calloway
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Cabell ("Cab") Calloway, singer, bandleader, actor: born
Rochester, New York 25 December 1907; married 1953 (five
daughters); died Cokesbury Village, Delaware 18 November 1994.
The knee-length drape jacket, baggy trousers, voluminous hat and
ground-level watch-chain which were part of his act tended to
obscure the fact that Cab Calloway was a skilled and gifted singer.
His countless hit records in the Thirties dealt with a world of his
own invention, peopled with characters like Minnie...
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Obituary: Cab Calloway
The Independent - London
; Cabell ("Cab") Calloway, singer, bandleader, actor: born Rochester, New York 25 December 1907; married 1953 (five daughters); died Cokesbury Village, Delaware 18 November 1994. The knee-length drape jacket, baggy trousers, voluminous hat and ground-level watch-chain which were part of his act
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Appreciation; The King Of Hi-De-Ho; Cab Calloway, the Showman With the Towering Talent
The Washington Post
; "Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-ho." In 1931, Cab Calloway used that alliterative nonsense phrase to cover some forgotten lyrics for "Minnie the Moocher." Problem was he was onstage at Harlem's fabled Cotton Club, in front of both a full house and a much larger audience listening to the club's national
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 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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CALLOWAY TAPS INTO ROMANCE.(TimeOut)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
; Byline: Rick Bird It would seem that the career of Cincinnati songwriter/producer/performer Reggie Calloway has now come full circle. The cofounder, with his brother Vincent, of Midnight Star gave us some of the great synth/funk party anthems of the '80s ( Operator, Freak-a-Zoid, No Parking on the
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U.S. Army Field Band to make first-ever appearance in St. Joseph
St. Joseph News-Press
; As Madonna once put it, music makes the people come together. Though they'd probably phrase it differently, that's pretty much the reason the United States Army Field Band has been a fixture in concert halls around the United States and in more than 30 other countries since its formation in 1946.
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Calloway schedules fight at Ameristar
St. Joseph News-Press
; Rob Calloway's next fight won't come in the jungles of Africa but in the somewhat cozy confines of Ameristar Casino in Kansas City. Calloway, a local heavyweight with a 51-4-1 record, will fight long-time ultimate fighter Jeff Ford (4-7) in a 10-round main event on May 26. Calloway and Ford had
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Loss doesn't dismay Calloway's dreams
St. Joseph News-Press
; St. Joseph boxer Rob Calloway won't let his recent loss slow him down. Yes, top-rated heavyweight boxer Ruslan Chagaev knocked out Calloway on Jan. 7 in the second round in Munich, Germany, but the All-American Prize Fighter remains high in spirits. "I still feel I'm at the top of my game, and I
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CALLOWAY: WORK HARD, GOOD THINGS HAPPEN
Evansville Courier & Press
; Harold Calloway learned early about perseverance as a black child growing up on a farm in the deep South. The Evansville man was born in 1946 in Philadelphia, Miss., a place that would gain infamy 18 years later as the scene of the murders of three civil rights workers. Calloway was one of four
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Calloway to fight familiar foe Nicholson on Dec. 27
St. Joseph News-Press
; Rob Calloway announced Friday he will return to the ring on Saturday Dec. 27 at the Civic Arena. Ten weeks after successfully defending his WBF intercontinental heavyweight title against 7-foot-2 Julius Long, Calloway (49-4-1 unofficially) will face a familiar foe: Tulsa, Okla., native Jason
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 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is paying tribute to Calloway
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; Before back-to-back Utah concerts this weekend, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy took a break just long enough for Glen "The Kid" Marhevka to work his lips into shape. Marhevka plays the trumpet for the band. He said they play pretty demanding 90-minute sets. "I gotta work to keep my muscles in top shape,"
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"Hi-de-ho" man Cab Calloway touched a world with his music
Bay State Banner
; Luix Virgil Overbea Bay State Banner 11-24-1994 "Hi-de-ho" man Cab Calloway touched a world with his music. "Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-ho!" "Ho-de-ho-di-ho-di-hi!" The singer chanted these strange sounds. He had forgotten the words to his song, but his band members joined in responded,
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