Cab Calloway
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DAHR: Cab Calloway | List of 84 historic recordings from 1930 to 1961. |
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Minnie the Moocher (1931) | I. Mills | James Pitt-Payne |
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Big Mouth Minnie (1938) | C. Calloway | Peg LaCentra | Victor: BS-028136 |
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Jitter Bug (1934) | C. Calloway | C. Calloway | Victor: BS-81090 |
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Jonah Joins the Cab (1941) | C. Calloway | C. Calloway | Columbia: 29867 |
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Jumpin' Jive, The (1939) | C. Calloway | Lionel Hampton | Victor: BS-037631 |
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Lady With the Fan, The (1933) | C. Calloway | C. Calloway | Victor: BS-78503 |
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Minnie the Moocher (1931) | C. Calloway | Dallie Foster | Victor: ABRC-64087 |
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Scat Song, The (1933) | C. Calloway | C. Calloway | Victor: BVE-78867 |
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Topsy-Turvy (1940) | C. Calloway | Walter Fuller | Victor: BS-051524 |
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Zaz Zuh Zaz (1933) | C. Calloway | C. Calloway | Victor: BS-78505 |
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Trickeration (1931) | H. Arlen | C. Calloway | Brunswick: E37267 |
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Harlem Hospitality (1933) | J. Arlen | C. Calloway | Victor: BS-77698 |
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Jitter Bug (1934) | C. Calloway | C. Calloway | Victor: BS-81090 |
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Jonah Joins the Cab (1941) | C. Calloway | C. Calloway | Columbia: 29867 |
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Lady With the Fan, The (1933) | C. Calloway | C. Calloway | Victor: BS-78503 |
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Scat Song, The (1933) | C. Calloway | C. Calloway | Victor: BVE-78867 |
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Zaz Zuh Zaz (1933) | C. Calloway | C. Calloway | Victor: BS-78505 |
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Willow Weep For Me (1941) | A. Ronell | C. Calloway | Columbia: C3519 |
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Father's Got His Glasses On (1933) | E. Swayze | C. Calloway | Victor: BS-78506 |
| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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Minnie the Moocher (1931) | C. Calloway (w&m) I. Mills (coauth.) Grace Moore (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer |  |
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Please (1932) | R. Rainger (music) L. Robin (words) Arthur Tracy (perf.) Bing Crosby (perf.) Boswell Sisters (perf.) Burns & Allen (perf.) C. Calloway (perf.) Kate Smith (perf.) Leila Hyams (perf.) Mills Brothers (perf.) Stuart Erwin (perf.) V. de Lopez (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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I Lost My Sugar in Salt Lake City | L. René (w&m) J. Lange (coauth.) Lena Horne (perf.) Bill Robinson (perf.) C. Calloway (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
The peformer is featured on 20 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
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I've Got the World on a String (1932) | Harry Arlen | Ted Koehler (words)
Cab Calloway (perf.) |
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Trickeration (1931) | Harry Arlen | Ted Koehler (words)
Cab Calloway (perf.) |
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Harlem Hospitality (1933) | Jerry Arlen | James Van Heusen (words)
Cab Calloway (perf.) |
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Copper-Colored Gal (1936) | J. Fred Coots | Benny Davis (co-author)
Cab Calloway (perf.) Bill Robinson (perf.) |
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⇑She's Tall, She's Tan, She's Terrific (1937) | J. Fred Coots | Cab Calloway (perf.) Bill Robinson (perf.) |
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Miss Hallelujah Brown (1938) | J. Fred Coots | Benny Davis (words)
Cab Calloway (perf.) |
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St. Louis Blues (1914) | William C. Handy(w&m) | Cab Calloway (perf.) | |
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Hello, Dolly! (1963) | Jerry Herman(w&m) | Cab Calloway (perf.) | |
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Please (1932) | Ralph Rainger | Leo Robin (words)
Boswell Sisters (perf.) Burns & Allen (perf.) Cab Calloway (perf.) Bing Crosby (perf.) Stuart Erwin (perf.) Leila Hyams (perf.) Vincent de Lopez (perf.) Mills Brothers (perf.) Kate Smith (perf.) Arthur Tracy (perf.) |
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I Lost My Sugar in Salt Lake City (1942) | Leon René(w&m) | Johnny Lange (co-author)
Cab Calloway (perf.) |
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Willow Weep For Me (1932) | Ann Ronell(w&m) | Cab Calloway (perf.) |
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Father's Got His Glasses On (1933) | Ed Swayze(w&m) | Cab Calloway (perf.) |
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My! My! Ain't That Somethin' (1943) | Harry Tobias(w&m) | Pinky Tomlin (co-author)
Cab Calloway (perf.) |
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Moppin' and Boppin' (1946) | Thomas Waller | Benny Carter (co-author) Ed Kirkeby (co-author) Cab Calloway (perf.) Lena Horne (perf.) Bill Robinson (perf.) |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 13 works by Cab Calloway.
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:
(w&m)
(w&m)
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Minnie the Moocher (w&m) | 1931 | Irving Mills (co-author) Dallie Foster (perf.) Grace Moore (perf.) |
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| Lady With the Fan, The | 1933 | Jeanne Burns (co-author) Al Brackman (co-author) Cab Calloway (perf.) |
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| Scat Song, The | 1933 | Frank Perkins (co-author) Mitchell Parish (words) Cab Calloway (perf.) |
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| Zaz Zuh Zaz | 1933 | Harry White (co-author) Cab Calloway (perf.) |
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| Jitter Bug | 1934 | Ed Swayze (co-author) Cab Calloway (perf.) |
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| Big Mouth Minnie | 1938 | Walter Thomas (co-author) Andy Razaf (words) Joe Davis (words) Peg LaCentra (perf.) |
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| I Like Music | 1938 | Ralph Yaw (co-author) | |
| Minor Breakdown, A | 1938 | Ralph Yaw (co-author) |  |
| Jumpin' Jive, The (w&m) | 1939 | Frank Froeba (co-author) Jack Palmer (co-author) Cab Calloway (perf.) Lionel Hampton (perf.) |
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| Topsy-Turvy | 1940 | Edgar Wm. Battle (co-author) Milt Noel (co-author) Walter Fuller (perf.) |
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| Hot Air | 1941 | Gene Novello (co-author) | |
| ⇑ Jonah Joins the Cab | 1941 | Cab Calloway (perf.) | |
| Geechy Joe (w&m) | 1942 | Jack Palmer (co-author) Andy Gibson (co-author) |