Cab Calloway

Summary

Cab Calloway is a human^[1]. He was born in Rochester^[2]. He was born on December 25, 1907^[3]. He died in Hockessin^[4]. He died on November 18, 1994^[5]. He worked as a singer^[6], bandleader^[7], conductor^[8], actor^[9], and jazz musician^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.55% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35,835 views/month, #5,488 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Cab Calloway was born in Rochester^[2].
• Cab Calloway passed away in Hockessin^[4].
• Cab Calloway was born on December 25, 1907^[3].
• Cab Calloway died on November 18, 1994^[5].
• Cab Calloway is buried at Ferncliff Cemetery^[12].
• A child of Cab Calloway was Camay Calloway Murphy^[13].
• A child of Cab Calloway was Chris Calloway^[14].
• A child of Cab Calloway was Ja'Net DuBois^[15].
• Cab Calloway held citizenship in United States^[16].
• English was Cab Calloway's native language^[17].
• Cab Calloway is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[18].
• Cab Calloway's professions included singer^[6].
• Cab Calloway worked as a bandleader^[7].
• Cab Calloway's professions included conductor^[8].
• Cab Calloway's professions included actor^[9].
• Cab Calloway worked as a jazz musician^[10].
• Cab Calloway worked as a stage actor^[19].
• Cab Calloway was educated at Lincoln University^[20].
• Cab Calloway was educated at Frederick Douglass High School^[21].
• Cab Calloway received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[22].
• Cab Calloway received the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame^[23].
• Cab Calloway received the National Medal of Arts^[24].
• Cab Calloway was a member of Cab Calloway and His Orchestra^[25].
• Cab Calloway is recorded as male^[26].
• Cab Calloway's instance of is recorded as human^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1907-12-25^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1994-11-18^[31]

• Genre(s): big band, jazz, swing, vocal jazz^[32]

• Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, american, big band, jazz, jive, swing, vocal jazz^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 315bd083-892b-4e76-a9f0-91a7408168fc^[34]

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Origins and Family

Cab Calloway's place of birth was Rochester^[2]. He was born on December 25, 1907^[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[18]. English was his native language^[17].

Education

Educated at Lincoln University^[20], a public university^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1854^[37] and Frederick Douglass High School^[21], a high school^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1883^[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[6], bandleader^[7], conductor^[8], actor^[9], jazz musician^[10], and stage actor^[19].

Recognition

Awards received include Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[22], a lifetime achievement award^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1962^[43]; Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame^[23], an award^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1974^[46]; and National Medal of Arts^[24], a medallion^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1984^[49].

Personal Life

Children include Camay Calloway Murphy^[13], a teacher^[50], 1927–2024^[51], of United States^[52]; Chris Calloway^[14], a musician^[53], 1945–2008^[54], of United States^[55]; and Ja'Net DuBois^[15], a composer^[56], 1932–2020^[57], of United States^[58], awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance^[59].

Death and Burial

Cab Calloway died on November 18, 1994^[5]. He passed away in Hockessin^[4]. The cause of death was stroke^[60]. Burial took place at Ferncliff Cemetery^[12].

Why It Matters

Cab Calloway ranks in the top 0.55% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35,835 views/month, #5,488 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[61] He is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[62]

FAQs

Where was Cab Calloway born?

Cab Calloway was born in Rochester^[2].

Where did Cab Calloway die?

Cab Calloway died in Hockessin^[4].

What did Cab Calloway do for work?

Cab Calloway worked as singer^[6], bandleader^[7], conductor^[8], actor^[9], and jazz musician^[10].

Where did Cab Calloway go to school?

Cab Calloway was educated at Lincoln University^[20] and Frederick Douglass High School^[21].

What awards did Cab Calloway receive?

Honors received include Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[22], Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame^[23], and National Medal of Arts^[24].