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Minnie the Moocher
He shared a residency at the [[Cotton Club]] in [[Harlem]] with [[Duke Ellington]]. In the early 1930s he led one of the most popular [[Big Band]]s in the [[USA]]. He was noted for an imaginative and flamboyant interpretation of the [[scat]] singing made famous by [[Louis Armstrong]].
He shared a residency at the [[Cotton Club]] in [[Harlem]] with [[Duke Ellington]]. In the early 1930s he led one of the most popular [[Big Band]]s in the [[USA]]. He was noted for an imaginative and flamboyant interpretation of the [[scat]] singing made famous by [[Louis Armstrong]].
In 1931, Calloway and Irwin Mill developed the song ''Minnie the Moocher,'' which was to become his signature song<ref>[http://www.npr.org/programs/jazzprofiles/archive/calloway.html Cab Calloway], NPR Jazz Profiles</ref>, featuring the call-and-response refrain "Hi-dee-hi-dee-hi-dee-ho."
His late 30s band included the young [[Dizzy Gillespie]] - although Calloway was bemused by Gillespie's soloing style, referring to his incipient Bebop as 'Chinese music' (whilst fully recognising his ability), Dizzy's eventual departure was more to with stabbing his bandleader.
His late 30s band included the young [[Dizzy Gillespie]] - although Calloway was bemused by Gillespie's soloing style, referring to his incipient Bebop as 'Chinese music' (whilst fully recognising his ability), Dizzy's eventual departure was more to with stabbing his bandleader.
Regarded with great affection as a kind and generous man by anyone who worked with him, he died in 1994.
Regarded with great affection as a kind and generous man by anyone who worked with him, he died in 1994.
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