Concerts and Tours – Page 2 – The Hi De Ho Blog

Memory tour of Manhattan Theaters with Christopher Brooks Calloway

On October 9, 2013, I had the pleasure to interview Cab Calloway’s grandson, Christopher Brooks Calloway. Guitarist and bandleader of the Cab Calloway Orchestra, Christopher has been entertaining audiences with his performance and personality for more than 30 years. His grandfather… Read the full story →

May 1958: Cab Calloway at the Olympia in Paris

When Cab Calloway began his series of galas May 22, 1958 at the Olympia in Paris, it has been a few years since he had performed in France. The first time was in 1934 during his European tour of the Cotton Club,… Read the full story →

Cafe Zanzibar, New York: home of Cab Calloway

Cab Calloway spent some quality time at Zanzibar... entire months! Café Zanzibar, "Home of the Stars", was a Broadway theater that opened in 1943 with the aim of succeeding the prestigious Cotton Club which had recently closed. But Zanzibar brought… Read the full story →

“The Big Rhythm Show”, London, 1952-53

Fin 1952, l'ami Cab séjourne à Londres depuis l'arrivée de la troupe de Porgy & Bess en octobre. L'opéra fonctionne à merveille et Henry Dawson, producteur vorace, veut profiter du succès de Cab Calloway pour monter une série de… Read the full story →

Cab Calloway’s concerts in France

Les visites de Cab en France ne sont pas légion ! Mais certaines ont marqué les esprits. Naturellement, on pensera en particulier aux séances d’avril 1934 à Pleyel, pour lesquelles les témoignages divergent. Il faudra attendre près de 20… Read the full story →

Reviews of The 1934 European tour (part 1: France)

1re partie : Avant l’arrivée de Cab en France, par les journalistes francophones… Premier passage de Cab Calloway en Europe, la tournée du Cotton Club du printemps 1934 a été vécue comme un événement sur le vieux continent. Il… Read the full story →