“Hi De Ho” is a Vitaphone movie released on February 20, 1937 by Warner Bros in the Melody Masters Series, that wonderfully demonstrates the musical qualities and stage persona of Cab Calloway and his musicians. But there’s more to know about… Read the full story →
Before merchandized television sets were sold to the American customer, a couple of movies using the primitive and experimental television as a futuristic subject of fantasy welcomed Cab Calloway in a couple of scenes. And that started as early as 1933! In… Read the full story →
St. Louis Blues (1958) starring Nat King Cole, Eartha Kitt, Pearl Bailey and Cab Calloway is a truly awful film with an outstanding cast. Our friend and fellow Cab Calloway fan Keller Whalen has left no stone unturned in uncovering the behind-the-scenes details – he even watched… Read the full story →
Very little is known about Morris WHITE, Cab Calloway’s first rhythm guitarist and banjo player. While French critics seem to have appreciated his musicianship during the 1934 European tour, he attained little or no place in jazz literature. In the… Read the full story →
PART 5: THE OTHER MAE JOHNSON & OTHER SEPIA MAE WESTS The Sepia Mae West, Copper-Colored Mae West, Creole Mae West, Scarlett O’Hara from Lennox Avenue, Gypsy Rose Lee in Bronze, Rainy Day Sadie, the Duchess of Yorkville, the Chick with… Read the full story →
PART 4: LOS ANGELES, RECORDS, AND THE STAGE (by Keller Whalen) The Sepia Mae West, Copper-Colored Mae West, Creole Mae West, Scarlett O’Hara from Lennox Avenue, Gypsy Rose Lee in Bronze, Rainy Day Sadie, the Duchess of Yorkville, the Chick with… Read the full story →
PART 3: THE MOVIE CAREER (by Keller WHALEN) The Sepia Mae West, Copper-Colored Mae West, Creole Mae West, Scarlett O’Hara from Lennox Avenue, Gypsy Rose Lee in Bronze, Rainy Day Sadie, the Duchess of Yorkville, the Chick with the Limber… Read the full story →
Tout le monde - en tout cas, ceux qui ont vu le film - se souvient de la très jolie scène où Cab Calloway passe en revue le Hepsters' Dictionary dans "Sensations of 1945" d'Andrew Stone. Un gamin en queue… Read the full story →
Le jour où l'on célèbrait le 101e anniversaire de Cab Calloway, la chanteuse Eartha KITT est décédée à l'âge de 81 ans. Emportée par un cancer du colon, l'entertaineuse s'était notamment illustrée dans le film Saint Louis Blues (1958)… Read the full story →
Vous le savez, le tournages aux USA durant la Seconde Guerre Mondiale subissaient les restrictions comme tous les autres domaines de l'économie. Par exemple, les décors n'avaient qu'un budget de 5000 $, tout comme les éclairages (ce qui… Read the full story →