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Musiker: Calloway, Cab
Nationalität: US
Geburtsjahr: 1907
Todesjahr: 1994
Instrumente: dir ld voc
Stile / Genres   
Mainstream Jazz → Swing

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Bilder mit " Calloway, Cab":
     
Count Basie & Cab Calloway — 1977
10.7.1977
 Cabarets Kings — 1934
Bruxelles
© OKEH Anvers
Cab Calloway Teil von Cab Calloway Orchestra
Newton Estape, Habana
© Archiv Theo Zwicky Zürich

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 Album-Bezeichnung: Interpret  —  Titel
LabelLabel-NummerAufnahme-Jahr 
 Blues Brothers  —  THE BLUES BROTHERSAtlanticATL 50 7151980LP
 Cab Calloway  —  "The hi-de-ho-man"RCAPL 451631958LP
XCab Calloway  —  16 cab calloway classicsCBS629501939-41LP
 Cab Calloway  —  An Introduction to Cab CallowayBest Of Jazz40111930-42CD
 Cab Calloway  —  CAB CALLOWAY 1937 -1938Jazz Documentva-79981937-38LP
 Cab Calloway  —  CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS ORCHESTRABrunswick64001932SH
 Cab Calloway  —  Cab Calloway and his orchestraJazum20*1930-32LP
 Cab Calloway  —  CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS ORCHESTRAVocalionV 40451938SH
 Cab Calloway  —  CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS ORCHESTRAVocalion (Okeh)5566 (27299) / 5566 (27301)1940SH
 Cab Calloway  —  CLUB ZANSIBAR BROADCASTSUnique Jazz0061945LP
 Cab Calloway  —  cotten club revue 1958Official Records30001958LP
 Cab Calloway  —  CRUISIN' WITH CABAlamac Record CompanyQSR 24071940+45LP
 Cab Calloway  —  Hi De Ho ManColumbiaG325931935-47LP
 Cab Calloway  —  HI DE HO MANColumbiaCG-325931935-47LP
XCab Calloway  —  JUMPIN JIVECBSCBS 211151935-47LP
 Cab Calloway  —  KING OF HI-DE-HOGlendaleGL-90071958LP
 Cab Calloway  —  Minnie The MoocherBig Band Era201851989LP
 Cab Calloway  —  Minnie the MoocherPast Perfect Silver Line204345 903 CD
XCab Calloway  —  ON FILM 1934-1950Harlequin RecordsHQ 20051934-50LP
XCab Calloway  —  One Night Stand with CAB CALLOWAY and his OrchestraJoyce MusicLP-10321945LP
 Cab Calloway  —  One Night Stand with CAB CALLOWAY and his OrchestraJoyce MusicLP-1032*1945LP
 Cab Calloway  —  Swing Era - Hi-De-DoIdem Home VideoIDVD 10191947DVD
 Cab Calloway  —  The Cab Calloway CollectionDeja VuDVLP 2056unbekanntLP
 Cab Calloway  —  THE KING OF HI-DE-HOAce of HeartsAH 1061930/31LP
 Cab Calloway & Co  —  Cotton Club Jazz Tribune #58RCA VictorND 895601931-34CD
XCab Calloway & Co  —  Jazz Tribune #58RCA VictorNL 895601931-49LP
 Cab Calloway & His Cotton Club Orchestra  —  The Complete 1933 - 1934 Cottonclub Orchestra SessionsRCAFSM1 71251931-49LP
 Cab Calloway & His Cotton Club Orchestra  —  The Complete 1933 - 1934 Cottonclub Orchestra SessionsRCAND 895601931-49CD
 Cab Calloway & His Orchestra  —  Cab Calloway & His OrchestraBrunswick58010 LP
 Cab Calloway & His Orchestra  —  Cab Calloway & His OrchestraBrunswick10302 EPB1930/31EP
 Cab Calloway & His Orchestra  —  Cab Calloway & His OrchestraFontana Records462.101 TE1939-45EP
 Cab Calloway & His Orchestra  —  Cab Calloway & His OrchestraJazum291931-36LP
 Cab Calloway & His Orchestra  —  Cab Calloway & His OrchestraJazum201930 - 1932LP
 Cab Calloway & His Orchestra  —  Cab Calloway & His OrchestraVJM RecordsVEP 241930-31EP
 Cab Calloway & His Orchestra  —  Cab Calloway On Film 1934 -1950Flyright RecordsFly 9441934 - 1943CD
 Cab Calloway & his Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsClassics 5161930-31CD
 Cab Calloway & his Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsClassics 5371932CD
 Cab Calloway & his Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsClassics 5761938-39CD
 Cab Calloway & his Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsClassics 6821941-42CD
 Cab Calloway & his Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsClassics 9961942-47CD
 Cab Calloway & His Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsClassics 5541934-37CD
 Cab Calloway & His Orchestra  —  Jazz Star Serie No. 15RCARCA LPM 101201933-34LP
 Cab Calloway & His Orchestra  —  Jazz Star Serie No. 15RCALPM 101201933 - 1934LP
 Cab Calloway & His Orchestra  —  The Man From HarlemJazz PanoramaJPLP 221930 - 1932LP
 Cab Calloway and his Cotton Club Orchestra  —  1933-34RCAFXM1 71251933-34LP
 Cab Calloway and his Cotton Club Orchestra  —  Evenin' / Harlem HospitalityVictorVi244141933SH
 Cab Calloway and his Cotton Club Orchestra  —  Harlem Camp Meeting / Zaz Zuh ZazBlueBirdB-5677-A/B1933SH
 Cab Calloway and his Cotton Club Orchestra  —  Long About Midnight / Jitter BugHis Masters VoiceX.43141934SH
 Cab Calloway and his Cotton Club Orchestra  —  Moon Glow / Hotcha Razz-Ma-TazzVictorVic 249601934SH
 Cab Calloway and his Famous Band  —  The Beginning 1930 / 1934Bandstand Records71241030-34LP
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  "JUMPIN STUFF"Golden Era RecordsLP-150131944-46LP
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  1932Collector's ClassicsColl.Classics CC 201932LP
XCab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  1932Collector's ClassicsCC 201932LP
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  A Ghost of a Chance / Willow Weep for MeParlophoneR 29411940/1941SH
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  A Smo-o-Oth One / Let's Go JoeOkeh6720 A/B1941/1942SH
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  AND ALL THE LADSMetronomeMNR 12111945LP
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  Basin Street Blues / I Gotta Go Places and to ThingsBrunswick015741931/1932SH
 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra  —  Boog-itJazz & JazzJJ-6071939-1942LP
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  CAB CALLOWAYEpicLN 32651935-45LP
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  CAB CALLOWAY: Soundtracks and broadcastings 1943/1944Jazz Anthology30 JA 51531943-45LP
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  Geechy Joe / Special DeliveryOkeh61471941SH
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  HI DE HO MANColumbiaCG 325931935-47LP
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  I Learned About Love from Her / Father's Got His Glasses onHis Masters VoiceB.64511933SH
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  I've Got the World on a String / Harlem HolidayBrunswickBr 64241932SH
XCab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  JAZZ OFF THE AIR VOL. 4SpotliteSPJ 1481943-46LP
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  JUMPING AND JIVING VOL.1 1930 -1937SwingtimeST 10011930-37LP
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  KICKING THE GONG AROUNDLIVING ERAAJA 50131930+31LP
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  Love is the Reason / Jess's Natu'lly LazyBrunswickA500.6691936SH
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  Minnie the Moocher 1933-1934RCAINTS 51211933-34LP
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  Mr. "HI-DE-HO" 1930 -1931MCA RecordsMCA 510.1741930-31LP
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  Mr. "HI-DE-HO" 1930 -1931MCA RecordsVIM-56061930-31LP
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  Pickin' the Cabbage / ParadiddleOkehOK 54671940SH
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  Ratamacue / Ad-De-DevVocalionVoc 47001939SH
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  Singin' N' Swingin'Giants Of JazzGOJ-10121946+50LP
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  St. Louis Blues / Bugle Call RagBrunswick80016 A/B1930/1931SH
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  Swinging 40sCaracol4391939-45LP
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  The Scat Song / Cabin in the CottonBrunswickBr 1313-A/B1932SH
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  Trylon Swing / The Jumpin' JiveVocalionVoc 50051939SH
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  Utt Da Zay / Crescendo in DrumsVocalionVoc 50621939SH
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  Willow Weep for Me / Jonah Joins the CabColumbiaMZ 2491941SH
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra (Side 1) - Count Basie and his Orchestra (Side 2)  —  JAZUM 45JazumJAZUM 45 / 7601471936-41LP
 Cab Calloway and his Orchestra with The Cabaliers  —  GET WITH IT !Swing HouseSWH 381944-50LP
XCab Calloway with the "Bugs" Bower Orchestra  —  Hello Dolly, this is Cab!PickwickSPC-3205 LP
 CabCalloway and his Orchestra  —  JUMPING JIVESwing HouseSWH151944+46LP
XChu Berry  —  CHUPhilips MinigrooveB 07084 L1937-40LP
 Chu Berry  —  THE CALLOWAY YEARS 1937 -1941Meritt21/22*1937-41LP
XChu Berry  —  The Indispensable Chu BerryRCANL 894811936-39LP
 Chu Berry and and Orchestras  —  CHUPhilipsBBL 70541937-40LP
 Chu Berry with Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  DENTISTRY IN RHYTHM Volume 3, 1939 -1940Two Flats DiscTFD 5.0091939-40LP
 Chu Berry with Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  PENGUIN SWING 1937 - 1941Jazz ArchivesJA-81937-41LP
 Chu Berry with Cab Calloway and his Orchestra (Side 1) - Mildred Bailey and her Swing Band (Side 2)  —  DENTISTRY IN RHYTHM Volume 4, 1935 -1941Two Flats DiscTFD 5.0111935-41LP
 Chu Berry, Cab Calloway  —  DENTISTRY IN RHYTHM volume 2 FILLIN' THE CHU GAPSTwo Flats DiscTFD 5.0081937+38LP
 Don Redman and his Orchestra  —  Doin' the New Low DownHep Recordshep 10041932-33LP
 Erich Kunzel  —  The Bigband Hit ParadeTelarcCD-801771988CD
 Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra Calloway Cab & His Orchestra  —  Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra Cab Calloway & His OrchestraJazz Panorama161940LP
 Fernseh-Aufzeichnungen  —  Jazz im Umbruch 1940-1960, Vol.2   VHS
 Harry James and his Orchestra  —  ONE NIGHT STAND WITH HARRY JAMES VOLUME 5JoyceLP-10541944-45LP
 Harry James with Cab Calloway  —  ONE NIGHT STAND WITH HARRY JAMES Volume 5JoyceLP-1054*1944-45LP
 Jazz Singers with various Orchestras  —  JAZZ, Vol.4Folkways RecordsFJ28041926-47LP
 Leon "Chu" Berry  —  LEON "CHU" BERRYMeritt121937-40LP
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 Album
Label 
"The hi-de-ho-man" Cab Calloway  —  "The hi-de-ho-man"RCALP
'Long about midnightXCab Calloway & Co  —  Jazz Tribune #58RCA VictorLP
'Long about midnight Cab Calloway and his Famous Band  —  The Beginning 1930 / 1934Bandstand RecordsLP
'tain't No Good Cab Calloway And His Orchestra  —  Boog-itJazz & JazzLP
(I don't stand) A ghost of a chance (with you) Various  —  "CHU"EpicLP
(I don't stand) A ghost of a chance (with you) Various  —  "CHU"EpicLP
(Theme) Minnie the moocher Chu Berry  —  THE CALLOWAY YEARS 1937 -1941MerittLP
105 in the shadeXCab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  JAZZ OFF THE AIR VOL. 4SpotliteLP
105 in the shade Various  —  THE BIG BANDSPalm InternationalLP
105 in the shade Various  —  Great Moments in JazzSwing TreasuryLP
15 minute intermission Cab Calloway  —  CRUISIN' WITH CABAlamac Record CompanyLP
15 minutes intermission Various  —  Erskine Hawkins / Cab Calloway 1940Panorama RecordsLP
15 Minutes Intermission Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra Calloway Cab & His Orchestra  —  Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra Cab Calloway & His OrchestraJazz PanoramaLP
9.20 special Cab Calloway  —  CLUB ZANSIBAR BROADCASTSUnique JazzLP
9:20 special Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  Swinging 40sCaracolLP
9:20 special Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  CAB CALLOWAY: Soundtracks and broadcastings 1943/1944Jazz AnthologyLP
9:20 special Cab Calloway  —  CRUISIN' WITH CABAlamac Record CompanyLP
A blue serge suit with a belt in the back Harry James and his Orchestra  —  ONE NIGHT STAND WITH HARRY JAMES VOLUME 5JoyceLP
A blue serge suit with a belt in the back Harry James with Cab Calloway  —  ONE NIGHT STAND WITH HARRY JAMES Volume 5JoyceLP
A Chicken Ain't Nothing But A Bird Cab Calloway  —  Hi De Ho ManColumbiaLP
A chicken ain't nothing but a birdXCab Calloway  —  JUMPIN JIVECBSLP
A chicken ain't nothing but a bird Cab Calloway  —  HI DE HO MANColumbiaLP
A chicken ain't nothing but a bird Chu Berry with Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  DENTISTRY IN RHYTHM Volume 3, 1939 -1940Two Flats DiscLP
A ghost of a chanceXCab Calloway  —  16 cab calloway classicsCBSLP
A Ghost of a Chance Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  A Ghost of a Chance / Willow Weep for MeParlophoneSH
A ghost of a chance Various  —  Saxophone StylistsThe Franklin Mint Record SocietyLP
A ghost of a chance Leon "Chu" Berry  —  LEON "CHU" BERRYMerittLP
A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight Milt Hinton  —  Old Man TimeChiaroscuroCD
A minor breakdown Chu Berry  —  THE CALLOWAY YEARS 1937 -1941MerittLP
A new moon and an old serenade Chu Berry with Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  DENTISTRY IN RHYTHM Volume 3, 1939 -1940Two Flats DiscLP
A Smo-o-o-oth One Cab Calloway & his Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsCD
A Smo-o-Oth One Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  A Smo-o-Oth One / Let's Go JoeOkehSH
A smooth oneXCab Calloway  —  16 cab calloway classicsCBSLP
A smoth one Various  —  SWINGING WAR YEARSIAJRCLP
a. Cab calloway:Minnie the moocher (1940); - b. Les Elgart: To the future (1946); - c. Chick Webb: Let's get together (1939); - d. Duke Ellington: East St.Louis toodle-oo (1940) Various  —  BIG BAND THEMES ON THE AIR (1932 - 1946)Onward to YesterdayLP
Abi Gezunt Cab Calloway  —  Hi De Ho ManColumbiaLP
Abi gezunt Cab Calloway  —  HI DE HO MANColumbiaLP
Abi gezunt Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  HI DE HO MANColumbiaLP
Ad-De-Dey Cab Calloway & his Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsCD
Ad-de-dey Chu Berry with Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  DENTISTRY IN RHYTHM Volume 3, 1939 -1940Two Flats DiscLP
Afraid Of Love Cab Calloway & his Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsCD
Afternoon moon Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  Singin' N' Swingin'Giants Of JazzLP
Ain't got no gal in this town Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  Mr. "HI-DE-HO" 1930 -1931MCA RecordsLP
Ain't got no gal in this town Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  Mr. "HI-DE-HO" 1930 -1931MCA RecordsLP
Ain't that something? Various  —  STORMY WEATHERSountrakLP
Ain't that something? Various  —  STORMY WEATHERSandy Hook RecordsLP
Air mail stomp Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  "JUMPIN STUFF"Golden Era RecordsLP
Airmail Stomp CabCalloway and his Orchestra  —  JUMPING JIVESwing HouseLP
All by myself in the moonlight CabCalloway and his Orchestra  —  JUMPING JIVESwing HouseLP
Am I Blue Various  —  The Classics Collection - Classics SamplerClassics RecordsCD
And the angels sing Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  CAB CALLOWAY: Soundtracks and broadcastings 1943/1944Jazz AnthologyLP
And the angels sing Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  AND ALL THE LADSMetronomeLP
Angels With Dirty Faces Cab Calloway & his Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsCD
April In My Heart Cab Calloway & his Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsCD
April in my heart Chu Berry, Cab Calloway  —  DENTISTRY IN RHYTHM volume 2 FILLIN' THE CHU GAPSTwo Flats DiscLP
Are you all reet? Chu Berry with Cab Calloway and his Orchestra (Side 1) - Mildred Bailey and her Swing Band (Side 2)  —  DENTISTRY IN RHYTHM Volume 4, 1935 -1941Two Flats DiscLP
Are you hep to the jive? Chu Berry with Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  DENTISTRY IN RHYTHM Volume 3, 1939 -1940Two Flats DiscLP
Are You In Love With Me Again? Cab Calloway & His Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsCD
At the clam-bake carnival Various  —  LEON "CHU" BERRYColumbiaLP
At the clam-bake carnival Chu Berry and and Orchestras  —  CHUPhilipsLP
At the clam-bake carnivalXChu Berry  —  CHUPhilips MinigrooveLP
At The Clambake Carnival Cab Calloway & his Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsCD
At the clambake carnival Various  —  "CHU"EpicLP
At the clambake carnival Various  —  "CHU"EpicLP
Avalon Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  JUMPING AND JIVING VOL.1 1930 -1937SwingtimeLP
Aw you dawg Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  JUMPING AND JIVING VOL.1 1930 -1937SwingtimeLP
Aw you dog Cab Calloway  —  THE KING OF HI-DE-HOAce of HeartsLP
Aw, you dog ! Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  KICKING THE GONG AROUNDLIVING ERALP
Azure Chu Berry  —  THE CALLOWAY YEARS 1937 -1941MerittLP
Azure Various  —  Cab - Ella & ChickBandstand RecordsLP
Baby Won't You Please Come Home Cab Calloway & His Orchestra  —  Cab Calloway & His OrchestraJazumLP
Baby, Won't You Please Come Home Cab Calloway & His Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsCD
Band 1: Margie Various  —  JAZZ, VOL.4, JAZZ SINGERSFolkways RecordsLP
Basically blues Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  "JUMPIN STUFF"Golden Era RecordsLP
Basin Street Blues Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  Basin Street Blues / I Gotta Go Places and to ThingsBrunswickSH
Basin Street Blues Various  —  Harlem Jazz 1921-1931Classic Jazz MastersLP
Bassically Blues CabCalloway and his Orchestra  —  JUMPING JIVESwing HouseLP
Beale St. Mama Cab Calloway and his Famous Band  —  The Beginning 1930 / 1934Bandstand RecordsLP
Beale street mama Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  1932Collector's ClassicsLP
Beginnin' of sinnin' Cab Calloway  —  KING OF HI-DE-HOGlendaleLP
Between the devil and the deep blue sea Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  KICKING THE GONG AROUNDLIVING ERALP
Between the devil and the deep blue sea Cab Calloway  —  THE KING OF HI-DE-HOAce of HeartsLP
Between the devil and the deep blue sea Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  Mr. "HI-DE-HO" 1930 -1931MCA RecordsLP
Between the devil and the deep blue sea Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  Mr. "HI-DE-HO" 1930 -1931MCA RecordsLP
Black rhythm Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  Mr. "HI-DE-HO" 1930 -1931MCA RecordsLP
Black rhythm Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  KICKING THE GONG AROUNDLIVING ERALP
Black rhythm Cab Calloway  —  THE KING OF HI-DE-HOAce of HeartsLP
Black rhythm Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  Mr. "HI-DE-HO" 1930 -1931MCA RecordsLP
Blackstick Various  —  The Classics Collection - Classics SamplerClassics RecordsCD
Blackstick Sidney Bechet  —  his Best Recordings 1923-1941Best Of JazzCD
Bloody Mary Milt Hinton  —  Old Man TimeChiaroscuroCD
Blue Interlude Cab Calloway & his Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsCD
Blue interlude Chu Berry, Cab Calloway  —  DENTISTRY IN RHYTHM volume 2 FILLIN' THE CHU GAPSTwo Flats DiscLP
Blue Serge suite CabCalloway and his Orchestra  —  JUMPING JIVESwing HouseLP
Blue skiesXCab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  JAZZ OFF THE AIR VOL. 4SpotliteLP
Blue skies Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  "JUMPIN STUFF"Golden Era RecordsLP
Blue skies Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  Swinging 40sCaracolLP
Blue Skies Milt Hinton  —  Old Man TimeChiaroscuroCD
Blues in my heart Cab Calloway and his Orchestra  —  JUMPING AND JIVING VOL.1 1930 -1937SwingtimeLP
Blues in the night Various  —  Swinging RhythmParkfield Jazz MusicVHS
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Calloway war der Sohn des Rechtsanwalts Cabell Calloway II und der Lehrerin und Organistin Martha Eulalia Reed. Er wuchs in Baltimore auf und begann nach dem Vorbild seiner Schwester Blanche Calloway in den 1920er Jahren seine Karriere als Sänger in einigen Jazzbands. Die Bands waren zwar nicht erfolgreich, doch Calloway fiel durch seinen Gesang und seine tänzerischen Einlagen als Jazz-Entertainer auf. 1930 nahm er dann seine erste Schallplatte auf und hatte ab 1931 seine ersten Engagements im legendären New Yorker Cotton Club. Hier entwickelte er sich neben Louis Armstrong und Duke Ellington mit den Missourians zum beliebtesten schwarzen Entertainer der 1930er Jahre und trat auch in einigen Filmen wie Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937) auf. Mitte 1931 hatte er mit Six or Seven Times (#14), (I’ll be Glad When You’re Dead) You Rascal, You (#17), Kickin’ the Gong Around (#4) und Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (#15) seine ersten Hits in den Charts. Mitte der 1930er wirkte er bei Betty Boop-Cartoons der Fleischer Studios mit, etwa in dem nach seinem Hit benannten Minnie the Moocher in dem seine Tanzeinlagen auf ein Walross rotoskopiert wurden.

Bald hatte er seine eigene Big Band und 1942 seinen größten Hit mit Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me). Seine Big Band war mit einigen der absoluten Stars der Swingzeit besetzt, darunter u. a. die Trompeter Lamar Wright und Doc Cheatham, Posaunist Claude Jones, Gitarrist Danny Barker, Schlagzeuger Cozy Cole (berühmt sein Crescendo in Drums), und vor allem der Tenorsaxophonist Chu Berry. (Letzterer ließ sich, wie Musiker erzählen, zu einer Mitarbeit in Calloways Orchester erst bewegen, nachdem ihm Cab das Versprechen gegeben hatte, in seiner Gegenwart niemals wieder ein Tenorsaxophon anzurühren.) 1945 erreichte er noch einmal mit der Harold-Arlen-Nummer Let's Take the Long Way Home eine Charts-Platzierung (#20); nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg war dann die große Zeit der Swingorchester zu Ende, und er musste sein Orchester 1948 auflösen. Calloway trat fortan mit anderen Bands auf.

Ein Artikel im Ebony Magazin 1951 kostete ihn einige Sympathie unter den Musikerkollegen. In dem mit Cab Calloway unterzeichneten Artikel hatte es geheißen, dass das Rauschgift der Antrieb des Musik-Business sei und viele Musiker Drogen konsumieren würden.

George Gershwin entwarf 1935 in seiner Oper Porgy and Bess die Rolle des Sportin' Life nach dem Vorbild des Menschen Cab Calloway. Es sollte erst in den 1950er Jahren zu einem Bühnenauftritt Calloways in dieser Rolle kommen.

Einem Publikum über die Grenzen des Jazz hinaus wurde Cab Calloway durch seinen Auftritt in dem Kultfilm Blues Brothers 1980 bekannt. Minnie the Moocher war Calloways Erkennungslied und ist auch heute noch sein bekanntestes Lied, es entwickelte sich sogar zu einem Partyhit und wurde in Diskotheken gespielt. Calloway sang es unter anderem auch 1960 im deutschen Schlagerfilm Schlagerraketen – Festival der Herzen. Im Jahr 2010 erlebt es durch einen Remix von Lian Ross & Alan Alvarez in den Diskotheken eine Renaissance.

Im Februar 2008 bekam Cab Calloway in Los Angeles posthum einen Grammy für sein Lebenswerk verliehen. Eine seiner Töchter war die Jazzsängerin Chris Calloway (1945–2008).