Legendary jazz singer and bandleader Cabell "Cab" Calloway III was known for his energetic stage presence (see below! ) and "scat" singing. Calloway led one of the most popular big bands, “Cab Calloway and his Orchestra,” featuring such performers as trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and saxophonists Ben Webster. By the late 1930s, Cab's band was one of the top grossing acts in jazz. History has it, that Cab Calloway learned how to scat from legendary jazz musician Louis Armstrong, whom he had met as a

Remembering The Nicholas Brothers Jumpin' Jive - Stereo - Cab Calloway🏆 Is considered widely as the most virtuosic dance display of all time. From the Film Stormy Weather 1943 The Nicholas Brothers were a team of dancing brothers, Fayard (1914–2006) and Harold (1921–2000), who performed a highly acrobatic technique known as "flash dancing". With a high level of artistry and daring innovations, they were considered by many to be the greatest tap dancers of their day. Their performance in the mus