Étiquette : scat
“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 →
Recorded in December 1958, this album was supposed to let people discover Cab Calloway’s “stylized vocal” in full stereo, backed by a big band orchestra. It was eventually released in June 1960! The Hi De Ho Blog tries to explain… Read the full story →
This show is one of a kind testimony of the way Cab Calloway sang and toured in the late fifties, when times were harder than during the Swing era. And, on a personal matter, this is a TV show I’ve been privileged… Read the full story →
On a parfois de belles surprises en lisant la presse de l'époque. En regardant avec attention les archives du quotidien noir The Chicago Defender, je suis tombé sur deux articles de juillet 1939 relatant l'envie de Cab Calloway d'arrêter de… Read the full story →
Voilà encore un groupe vocal obscure dont il ne reste presque rien. Six face enregistrées en février 1937 pour Blue Bird. Scateurs invétérés ils étaient aussi d'inépuisables imitateurs (voire plagieurs) des Mills brothers et de Cab Calloway. En témoigne ce… Read the full story →