Cab Calloway, American singer-songwriter and bandleader (died 1994)

Cab Calloway

American jazz singer and bandleader (1907–1994)

Cabell "Cab" Calloway III was an American jazz singer and bandleader. He was a regular performer at the Cotton Club in Harlem, where he became a popular vocalist of the swing era. His niche of mixing jazz and vaudeville won him acclaim during a career that spanned over 65 years.