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90%, 100% are going there to hear the singing. The story is another thing. Nobody's interested in the story. Happiness is happiness.
A movie and a stage show are two entirely different things. A picture, you can do anything you want. Change it, cut out a scene, put in a scene, take a scene out. They don't do that on stage.
And so, in Dallas, like I said before, after I'd been there before - and people in Dallas loved me, that thought I was great, cause I had played in the Majestic theater ther... (more Cab Calloway quotes)
Cab was presented with National Medal of the Arts, by President Bill Clinton in October 1993.
Cab's 80th birthday, in 1987, was celebrated with a concert at Carnegie Hall, where he was reunited with several musicians from his original band.
Cab recorded a disco version of "Minnie The Moocher" in 1977.
Cab's most famous acting role to modern audiences was his portrayal of Curtis, life-long friend of Jake and Elwood in The Blues Brothers. (1980) He also performed his greatest hit song in this... (more Cab Calloway trivia)
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Cab Calloway by Dempsey J. Travis |
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Cab Calloway Stands in for the Moon by Ishmael Reed |
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Hi-de-ho Man: The Life of Cab Calloway by Alyn Shipton |
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Best Of The Big Bands Find out more about 16 songs from this album |
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Jiveformation Please: 1938-1941 Find out more about 22 songs from this album |
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Jumpin` Jive Find out more about 24 songs from this album |
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