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National Minnie The Moocher
20th best cartoon ever: Minnie the Moocher
Classic cartoon history
January 25, 2012
An idea that flourished from a 1931 jazz tune by Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher was a Grammy Hall of Fame scat song that became a cartoon a year...
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Cab Calloway tv special on PBS during Black History Month
Black History Month 2011
January 23, 2012
The good folks at PBS have advised us that next month,Black History Month, the American Masters series will air a special tribute to pioneering...
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Remember Cab Calloway?...he died 16 years ago this week
Cab Calloway
November 19, 2010
On November 18 in 1994 , bandleader-singer Cab Calloway died at the age of 86. Cabell or "Cab" Calloway was born on December 25, 1907. He...
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On this date in Big Band history- Cab Calloway died
Arts & Entertainment
November 18, 2009
On this date (November 18) in 1994 , bandleader-singer Cab Calloway died at the age of 86. Cabell or "Cab" Calloway was born on December...
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