“Recognized as a ‘natural’ for television, Cab has made several test performances before the television cameras” states The Macon News dated February 2, 1947. But Cab Calloway’s first known TV appearance is only dated a few weeks before, on January 17, 1947 between… Read the full story →
An inventory from the collections of Keller WHALEN and Jean-François PITET 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 →
The Hi De Ho Blog has often favored the oldest career Cab Calloway periods. Considering them, the last decades of the King of Hi De Ho are very misinformed. It is mainly confined to The Blues Brothers movie and European tours, and then that's… Read the full story →
Tout le monde sait que l'orchestre de Cab Calloway était parmi les mieux traités du business : la paie était la meilleure, 4 semaines de congés payés par an et 1 semaine à Noël avec une prime, au moins 3… Read the full story →