Cab Calloway Autographs
Cabell "Cab" Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was an American jazz singer and bandleader. He was a regular performer at the Cotton Club in Harlem, where he became a popular vocalist of the swing era. His niche of mixing jazz and vaudeville won him acclaim during a career that spanned over 65 years.
Calloway was a master of energetic scat singing and led one of the most popular dance bands in the United States from the early 1930s to the late 1940s. His band included trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie, Jonah Jones, and Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham, saxophonists Ben Webster and Leon "Chu" Berry, guitarist Danny Barker, bassist Milt Hinton, and drummer Cozy Cole.
Calloway had several hit records in the 1930s and 1940s, becoming the first African-American musician to sell one million copies of a record. He became known as the "Hi-de-ho" man of jazz for his most famous song, "Minnie the Moocher", originally recorded in 1931. He reached the Billboard charts in five consecutive decades (1930s–1970s). Calloway also made several stage, film, and television appearances until his death in 1994 at the age of 86. He had roles in Stormy Weather (1943), Porgy and Bess (1953), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), and Hello Dolly! (1967). His career enjoyed a marked resurgence from his appearance in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers.
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Traded items with a signature of Cab Calloway
The most expensive item with a signature of Cab Calloway (Charlie Chaplin & Cab Calloway Signed Autographed Album Page PSA LOA) was sold in December 2022 for $1,299.99 while the cheapest item (Cozy Cole Cab Calloway Orchestra Drummer Autograph from my Dads 1940's book AG19) found a new owner for $4.95 in June 2021. The month with the most items sold (3) was September 2017 with an average selling price of $39.88 for an autographed item of Cab Calloway. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2025 with $850.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $5.50 was July 2012. In average, an autographed item from Cab Calloway is worth $50.00.
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