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April 13, 1942
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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Cab Calloway, known for his orchestra and showmanship, joins ASCAP as a songwriter with over 50 compositions, including the classic 'Minnie the Moocher'. He tours the US and hosts a successful radio quiz show.
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Cab Calloway Gets Rating As Tunesmith; Now ASCAP
Has Written More Than Fifty
NEW YORK CITY-(SNS)-Acclaimed as a first rate orchestra leader and showman, few Cab Calloway fans are aware that the Hi De Ho maestro is an accomplished song writer. His prowess as a lyricist is sufficient to warrant his being admitted into membership of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, better known to the public as ASCAP. It is the highest honor which can be conferred on a tunesmith.
In the ten years he has been an orchestra leader, Cab has composed more than fifty songs, a fair amount of which became hits.
Strangely enough, his first effort was and still is his biggest hit. The song is "Minnie the Moocher" and it has become a jazz classic.
Other Calloway compositions are: Lady With the Fan, Zaz Zu Zaz, Jitterbug, Weakness, Chinese Rhythm. Are You in Love With Me Again, That Man's Here Again, Peck A Doodle Doo. A Minor Breakdown, I Like Music, Rustle of Swing. Three Swings And Out, We're Breaking up a Lovely Affair, Are You Hep to the Jive. Come on with the Come On. Do I Care. Silly Old Moon, Sunset, Rhapsody in Rhumba, Are You All Reet, Workers' Train, Boog It, Nain, Nain and Jumpin Jive.
Having just completed successful engagements at the Lookout House, Cincinnati and Valley Dale, Columbus, in addition to his regular series of theatre engagements, Cab is currently on a swing of one night dance engagements prior to his repeat stay in the famous Panther Room of Chicago's Hotel Sherman. On Wednesday nights, via coast to coast chain of the Blue Network, the Calloway company is still holding forth with great success with the radio program, "Dr. Calloway's Quizzicale".
Has Written More Than Fifty
NEW YORK CITY-(SNS)-Acclaimed as a first rate orchestra leader and showman, few Cab Calloway fans are aware that the Hi De Ho maestro is an accomplished song writer. His prowess as a lyricist is sufficient to warrant his being admitted into membership of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, better known to the public as ASCAP. It is the highest honor which can be conferred on a tunesmith.
In the ten years he has been an orchestra leader, Cab has composed more than fifty songs, a fair amount of which became hits.
Strangely enough, his first effort was and still is his biggest hit. The song is "Minnie the Moocher" and it has become a jazz classic.
Other Calloway compositions are: Lady With the Fan, Zaz Zu Zaz, Jitterbug, Weakness, Chinese Rhythm. Are You in Love With Me Again, That Man's Here Again, Peck A Doodle Doo. A Minor Breakdown, I Like Music, Rustle of Swing. Three Swings And Out, We're Breaking up a Lovely Affair, Are You Hep to the Jive. Come on with the Come On. Do I Care. Silly Old Moon, Sunset, Rhapsody in Rhumba, Are You All Reet, Workers' Train, Boog It, Nain, Nain and Jumpin Jive.
Having just completed successful engagements at the Lookout House, Cincinnati and Valley Dale, Columbus, in addition to his regular series of theatre engagements, Cab is currently on a swing of one night dance engagements prior to his repeat stay in the famous Panther Room of Chicago's Hotel Sherman. On Wednesday nights, via coast to coast chain of the Blue Network, the Calloway company is still holding forth with great success with the radio program, "Dr. Calloway's Quizzicale".
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Cab Calloway
Songwriter
Ascap Membership
Minnie The Moocher
Jazz Compositions
Orchestra Leader
Radio Program
What entities or persons were involved?
Cab Calloway
Where did it happen?
New York City, Cincinnati, Columbus, Chicago
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Cab Calloway
Location
New York City, Cincinnati, Columbus, Chicago
Story Details
Cab Calloway, acclaimed orchestra leader, is admitted to ASCAP for composing over fifty songs in ten years, including hit 'Minnie the Moocher' and others like 'Lady With the Fan' and 'Jumpin Jive'. He recently performed in Cincinnati and Columbus and is on tour before returning to Chicago's Hotel Sherman, while hosting 'Dr. Calloway's Quizzicale' on radio.