OK, I feel the sudden desire to explain my username and to pay homage to the great forgotten musician known as Cab Calloway.


After looking on YouTube for some of his music I found a whole lot more than expected and couldn't help wondering what people here think of him. Most people who I mention him to haven't heard of him before, however he did do a performance of his most famous song Minnie the Moocher (originally written in 1928) in the Blues Brothers which most people have seen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zO_7nHWBKs

Here is another version of Minnie the Moocher from 1950 after his Big Band broke up due to his gambling problems.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=08wOPt-2PeE

Now to go back a bit earlier (to the 1940s) Hepcat is jazz slang for a Swing musician:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=NMmobg7h...elated&search=

These are two more good performances.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=_8yGGtVK...elated&search=
https://youtube.com/watch?v=nanpV0Re...elated&search=

Here are two performances he did at the age of 71, and surprisingly his voice is still in top shape. Though he had a bit of a reluctant audience.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=c0XFCUvV...elated&search=
https://youtube.com/watch?v=OjbvnzEs...elated&search=

So what are people's opinions on him here?

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