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Calloway, Cab

Calloway, Cab (Cabell Calloway) kăl´əwā˝ [key], 1907–94, jazz singer and band leader, b. Rochester, N.Y. Known for his inventive creativity, he hired some of the top musicians of his day for his jazz orchestra, including Dizzy Gillespie and Milt Hinton he also promoted singers Pearl Bailey and Lena Horne . Cab Calloway and his band became famous as a result of radio broadcasts (1931–32) from New York Citys Cotton Club, and were one of the highest earning bands of the 1930s and 40s. His hits included Minnie the Moocher (1931) and Blues in the Night (1942). He also appeared in several films.

See his Of Minnie the Moocher and Me (1976, with B. Rollins) biography by A. Shipton (2010).

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Introduction to Jazz Music: A Brief History

Born in America, jazz can be seen as a reflection of the cultural diversity and individualism of this country. At its core are an openness to all influences, and personal expression through improvisation. Throughout its history, jazz has straddled the worlds of popular music and art music, and it

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Delroy Lindo Is Finally Getting His Due

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Rukobo sheds off old image

VERSATILE artiste Rudo Rukobo yesterday said she has been taking advantage of the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown to work on her clothing label project and an extended play (EP) set to feature Tocky Vibes and Jah

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#AAMAM: “Black and Proud” – Celebrating Black LGBT Musical Pioneers (LISTEN)

As June is both African-American Music Appreciation Month and Pride Month, and today is the anniversary of the beginning of the landmark Stonewall Riots marking the unofficial launch of the gay rights movement, Good Black News today brings you a musical playlist celebrating some of the Black LGBT

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Name at birth: Thomas Wright Waller

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As US edges toward reopening, a mixed picture takes shape

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AFP) — Efforts across the United States to reopen the economy after the long novel coronavirus-related lockdown produced a decidedly mixed picture yesterday as thousands flocked to beaches on a holiday weekend, but some churches defied the president's insistence that

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Juneteenth: Celebrating The Early Moments Of Freedom Today

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Musician Cameron Sankey Playing Music, Talking Tech

… I had two or three gigs a week, traveling out of the [U.S. and] state with other artists,” said Sankey, a full-time musician, music producer, mixing engineer, writer-arranger, keyboardist, and

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Bebe Moore Campbell

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Blues is a music genre [2] and musical form originated by African Americans in the Deep South of the United States around the end of the 19th century. The genre developed from roots in African musical traditions, African-American work songs, spirituals, and European folk music.[1] Blues

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New leadership for Nubian Square

The organization, formerly Dudley Square Main Streets, coordinates efforts to improve Roxbury’s largest commercial district, now known as Nubian

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Bronze McGhee Lougheed: Dance Teacher Extraordinaire

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Safaricom Youth Orchestra students go online for classes

Members of the Safaricom Youth Orchestra will get their music lessons through e-learning using 4G-enabled mobile handsets from

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Cab Calloway recorded "Minnie the Moocher"-the first jazz album to sell a millio

Cab Calloway recorded Minnie the Moocher-the first jazz album to sell a million copies.

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1931

Meet Nicole Jordan; First black woman to join Philadelphia Orchestra in its 120-year history

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Flash Black Photo: Pearl Bailey | Legends of Film Series

At Black Then, we frequently see interesting photos that give us a glimpse into the

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Jackson, Milton/ Milt or Bags (1923-1999)

Milton Jackson, also known as Milt or Bags because of the bags under his eyes, the leader of the Modern Jazz Quartet, was born on January 1, 1923, in Detroit, Michigan, to Manley Jackson and Lillie Beaty Jackson. He started playing the guitar at the young age of seven and then picked up the piano

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1999

Rwanda: Midfielder Mukunzi Believes He Still Has Room for Improvement

Rwanda international Yannick Mukunzi has said that he still has a long way to go to reach his full potential despite being one of the best midfielders of the last decade in the

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Herndon, Norris Bumstead (1897–1977)

Norris Bumstead Herndon was the second president of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company, founded by his father, Alonzo Herndon, in 1905. Herndon was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 15, 1897, the only child of Adrienne Elizabeth McNeil, a graduate and teacher at Atlanta University, and Alonzo

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1977

Blue Note to release benefit album "Detroit Jazz City"

Blue Note Records has announced the December 4 release of Detroit Jazz City, a compilation album that simultaneously spotlights the past and present of one of America’s great jazz cities while also serving as a benefit album for the organization Focus: HOPE. All proceeds from the album will be

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‘The Eddy’ explores jazz via multiracial Paris on Netflix

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Producer Chris "Big Dog" Davis on Battling Lymphoma For a Second Time While Making His Debut Album | - Where Wellness & Culture Connect

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Opinion: Black Protest Is Music. Learning The Melody Isn't Enough

I have been overjoyed to see the large protests reaching across this nation, all the way into the small towns and suburbs, to see the pain and outrage on faces of all colors, ages and genders, people from all walks of

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A Cultural History of the Zoot Suit

In the 1944 Tom & Jerry short The Zoot Cat—only the thirteenth cartoon ever made starring that famous duo—Toms would-be girlfriend lays it on him straight: Boy, are you corny! You act like a square at the fair, a goon from Saskatoon. You come on like a broken arm. Youre a sad apple, a long

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Georgia Anne Muldrow, Nubya Garcia and Hugh Masekela Share Jazzy Melodies In a Time of Chaos

Listen below as Nubya Garcia, Terrace Martin, Braxton Cook—and the late greats Hugh Masekela and Tony Allen—plus more share music to aid us in this time of

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How Kenya ended up immortalising Jomo’s buddies

In the case of two other friends with origins in the State of Guyana, Ras Makonnen and Cecil Miller, President Jomo Kenyatta gave them Kenyan citizenship, jobs and facilitated their permanent settlement in the country, where he wanted them laid to rest when the time finally

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In conversation with saxophonist Kamasi Washington

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John Coltrane , in full John William Coltrane, byname Trane (born September 23, 1926, Hamlet, North Carolina, U.S.—died July 17, 1967, Huntington, New York), American jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, an iconic figure of 20th-century

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Former Atlanta mayor's daughter takes the stage at the Jazz Festival

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