Cab Calloway

Songs Performed or Written by Cab CallowayTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Cabell Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was an American jazz singer, songwriter 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... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Minnie the Moocher - #2: (Hep-Hep) The Jumpin' Jive - #3: St. James Infirmary - #4: Angels with Dirty Faces - #5: Kickin' the Gong Around
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  Cab Calloway
St. Louis Blues
1.
1930

St. Louis Blues
Cab Calloway greentick

110 pts
16
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by William Christopher Handy
2.
1931

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Cab Calloway greentick

113 pts
15
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Harold Arlen & Ted Koehler
3.
1931

#5  Kickin' the Gong Around
Cab Calloway greentick

253 pts
4
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Harold Arlen & Ted Koehler
4.
1931

#1  Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway greentick

369 pts
1
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Cab Calloway greentick & Irving Mills
Nobody's Sweetheart
5.
1931

Nobody's Sweetheart
Cab Calloway greentick

123 pts
13
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Billy Meyers, Elmer Schoebel, Gus Kahn & Ernie Erdman
6.
1931

Six or Seven Times
Cab Calloway greentick

116 pts
14
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Fats Waller & Irving Mills
7.
1931

#3  St. James Infirmary
Cab Calloway greentick

269 pts
3
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Joe Primrose
8.
1931

Tickeration
Cab Calloway greentick

174 pts
8
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Harold Arlen & Ted Koehler
9.
1931

You Rascal, You
Cab Calloway greentick

100 pts
17
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Sam Theard
10.
1932

Cabin in the Cotton
Cab Calloway greentick

101 pts
17
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Frank Perkins & Mitchell Parish
11.
1932

Hot Toddy
Cab Calloway greentick

117 pts
14
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Benny Carter
12.
1932

I've Got the World on a String
Cab Calloway greentick

97 pts
18
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Harold Arlen & Ted Koehler
13.
1932

Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day
Cab Calloway greentick

176 pts
8
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Harold Arlen & Ted Koehler
14.
1932

Reefer Man
Cab Calloway greentick

137 pts
11
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by J. Russell Robinson & Andy Razaf
15.
1932

Strictly Cullud Affair
Cab Calloway greentick

137 pts
11
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Al J. Neiburg & Maceo Pinkard
16.
1933

I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
Cab Calloway greentick

104 pts
17
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Harold Arlen & Ted Koehler
17.
1934

Chinese Rhythm
Cab Calloway greentick

208 pts
6
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Harry A. White, Cab Calloway greentick & Irving Mills
18.
1934

Jitter Bug
Cab Calloway greentick

85 pts
20
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Cab Calloway greentick
19.
1934

Moon Glow
Cab Calloway greentick

188 pts
7
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Will Hudson
20.
1935

Keep That Hi-De-Hi in Your Soul
Cab Calloway greentick

86 pts
20
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Cab Calloway greentick, Irving Mills & Morris White
21.
1936

Copper Colored Gal
Cab Calloway greentick

122 pts
13
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by J. Fred Coots & Benny Davis
22.
1936

You're the Cure for What Ails Me
Cab Calloway greentick

86 pts
20
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by E.Y. "Yip" Harburg & Harold Arlen
23.
1937

Congo
Cab Calloway greentick

99 pts
17
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Harry White
24.
1937

Mama, I Wanna Make Rhythm
Cab Calloway greentick

85 pts
20
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Jerome Jerome, Richard Byron & Walter Kent
25.
1937

Moon at Sea
Cab Calloway greentick

92 pts
19
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Harry Pease, Vincent Rose & Larry Stock
26.
1937

Peckin'
Cab Calloway greentick

95 pts
18
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Ben Pollack & Harry James
27.
1937

She's Tall, She's Tan, She's Terrific
Cab Calloway greentick

99 pts
17
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Benny Davis & J. Fred Coots
28.
1937

Wake Up and Live
Cab Calloway greentick

99 pts
17
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Harry Revel & Mack Gordon
29.
1938

#4  Angels with Dirty Faces
Cab Calloway greentick

266 pts
3
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Fred Fisher & Phil Spitalny
Every Day's a Holiday
30.
1938

Every Day's a Holiday
Cab Calloway greentick

95 pts
18
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Sam Coslow & Barry Trivers
31.
1938

Mister Toscanini, Swing for Minnie
Cab Calloway greentick

92 pts
19
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Edward J. Lambert & Stephen Richards
32.
12/1938

F.D.R. Jones
Cab Calloway greentick

115 pts
14
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Harold J. Rome
33.
1939

#2  (Hep-Hep) The Jumpin' Jive
Cab Calloway greentick

315 pts
2
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Cab Calloway greentick, Frank Froeba & Jack Palmer
34.
1939

The Ghost of Smokey Joe
Cab Calloway greentick

122 pts
13
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Rube Bloom & Ted Koehler
  Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra
35.
1939

The Jumpin' Jive
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra

112 pts
15
US




written by Cab Calloway greentick, Frank Froeba & Jack Palmer
  The Glenn Miller Orchestra
36.
1940

Boog It
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

191 pts
7
US




[Bluebird 10689]
written by Jack Palmer, Cab Calloway greentick & Buck Ram
  Cab Calloway
37.
1940

Fifteen Minute Intermission
Cab Calloway greentick

76 pts
23
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
[Okeh 5644]
written by Bette Cannon & Sunny Skylar
Bye Bye Blues
38.
1941

Bye Bye Blues
Cab Calloway greentick

75 pts
24
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
[Okeh 6084]
written by Fred Hamm, Dave Bennett, Bert Lown & Chauncey Gray
39.
1941

Geechy Joe
Cab Calloway greentick

79 pts
23
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
[Okeh 6147]
written by Andy Gibson, Cab Calloway greentick & Roy Palmer
40.
1941

I See a Million People
Cab Calloway greentick

79 pts
23
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
[Okeh 6341]
written by Robert Sour & Una Mae Carlisle
41.
03/1942

Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me)
Cab Calloway greentick

174 pts
8
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
dizzy gillespie on trumpet
written by Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer
42.
11/1944

The Moment I Laid My Eyes on You
Cab Calloway greentick

69 pts
24
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Ted Koehler & Harold Arlen
The Honeydripper
43.
02/1946

The Honeydripper
Cab Calloway greentick

35 pts


3
R&B


[Columbia 36894]
written by Joe Liggins
44.
09/1948

The Calloway Boogie
Cab Calloway greentick

16 pts


13
R&B


[Columbia 38227]
written by Cab Calloway greentick & Andy Gibson
45.
02/1956

Little Child
Cab Calloway greentick

13 pts
62
US




as Lael & Cab Calloway
written by Wayne Shanklin
History Repeats Itself
46.
04/1966

History Repeats Itself
Cab Calloway greentick

7 pts
89
US




[Boom 60006]
written by Buddy Starcher
47.
10/1978

Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway greentick

1 pts


91
R&B


R
[RCA 11364]
written by Cab Calloway greentick & Irving Mills
  Joe Jackson
48.
07/1981

Jumpin' Jive
Joe Jackson

from Jumpin' Jive   Jumpin' Jive
19 pts




43
UK
[A&M 2365]
written by Cab Calloway greentick, Frank Froeba & Jack Palmer
  Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra
49.
11/1988

Minnie the Moocher
Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra

25 pts




35
UK
written by Cab Calloway greentick & Irving Mills
  K7
50.
04/1994

Hi De Ho
K7

from Swing Batta Swing   Swing Batta Swing
63 pts
123
US


17
UK
as K7 & The Swing Kids
[Tommy Boy 616]
written by K7, Cab Calloway greentick, Irving Mills & Tony Moran
  OutKast
Mighty O
51.
05/2006

Mighty O
OutKast

from Idlewild   Idlewild
13 pts
77
US
30
R&B


[LaFace LP Cut]
written by André Benjamin, Antwan André Patton, Rico Wade, Patrick Brown, Ray Murray, Dave Robbins, Cab Calloway greentick, Irving Mills & Clarence Gaskill

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