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Singer Cab Calloway is known for his grand performances at the Cotton Club and his hit songs, 'Hi De Ho Miracle Man' and “Minnie the Moocher.” Calloway was a singer and bandleader who also appeared in films. Calloway was born in Rochester, New York, in 1907 as Cabell Calloway III. It was said that he was always a […]

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As dancers go, Norma Miller, dubbed “The Queen of Swing”, was among the greatest entertainers to appear on stage in the 20th Century. Miller was born December 2, 1919 in Harlem, to Barbadian immigrants Alma, a maid, and Norman, a shipyard worker who had also been in the army. Her father died from

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