Cab Calloway

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Cabell "Cab" Calloway III was born on December 25, 1907, in Rochester, New York. He began music in church, where his parents recognized his talent and arranged private lessons. He began to pursue jazz, against his parents' approval, and he performed in clubs in Baltimore and was mentored by Chick Webb. By 1930, he had a band and was performing in the Cotton Club, a famous club in Harlem area, New York City. He was famous for his ability to scat, which is vocal improvisation using syllables instead of words. He was very famous in the jazz world. He was a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and Grammy Hall of Fame Award. He died on November 18, 1994, having suffered a stroke five month prior. One of his most famous songs was Minnie The Moocher.

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