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 →
An overview of the bandleader’s appearances on private and commercial postcards from the collection of Keller Whalen. 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 →
She was the canary in Cab Calloway’s orchestra between 1943 and 1947 and her rather garish voice is heard on many live recordings… Nevertheless, she is actually a complete stranger in the eyes (especially the ears) of jazz connoisseurs. Do… Read the full story →
48 mm x 33 mm (1.89 inch x 1.30 inch)... These are the measurements of one of the most picturesque objects that can be found related to Cab Calloway! It is a small flip book published in 1949 by the TOPP brand… Read the full story →
“Eadie Was a Lady” was recorded by Cab Calloway on December 7, 1932. Today, The Hi De Ho Blog is happy to welcome an essay on this song, sharply written by one of the biggest Cab Calloway fan I know:… 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 →
Loin de moi l'idée de faire une énième biographie de Bill Bojangles ROBINSON (1878-1949), danseur de claquettes hors pair : d'autres l'ont fait avant moi ou le feraient mieux que moi. The Hi de Ho Blog va se contenter… Read the full story →