American Masters Episode 26.02 Cab Calloway: Sketches

American Masters Episode 26.02 Cab Calloway: Sketches

Episode Premiere

February 27, 2012

Genre

Documentary

Production Company

Eagle Rock Entertainment

Official Site

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/

Information

Episode Premiere

February 27, 2012

Genre

Documentary

Period

1986 -

Production Co

Eagle Rock Entertainment

Distributor

PBS

Official Site

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/

Synopsis

A singer, dancer and bandleader, Cab led one of the most popular African American big bands during the jazz and swing eras of the 1930s-40s, with Harlem’s famous Cotton Club as his home stage. Best known for his “Hi de hi de hi de ho” refrain from signature song “Minnie the Moocher,” portrayal of Sportin’ Life in Porgy and Bess (1952), and role in The Blues Brothers (1980), Cab influenced countless performers, including Michael and Janet Jackson, and many of today’s hip-hop artists.

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