Talk:Cab Calloway

message: What's the reason for bolding so many words in the article? AnonMoos 03:41, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Bolding

message: I'm assuming that's just a joke. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.122.208.51 (talk) 21:50, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It was used by Frasier, but I'm not sure it's true. There can't've been many taxi cabs in 1909? --MartinUK 18:26, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

text: According to Wikipedia, Calloway was born in 1907, which just so happens to be the very year, also according to Wikipedia, that taxicabs were introduced to the United States. Long before that, of course, there were cabs drawn by horses (without taximeters). TheScotch (talk) 11:40, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  He wasn't really born in a taxi cab, right? 

message: I'm surprise to not see any mention of Swing Music in the article.
87.174.113.32 23:45, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  No mentioning of swing 

message: The only reference (if it can be called such) that even hints at this is Pat Browne's Guide to United States Popular Culture, which uses the following — if anything weaker — and twice qualified — words, "a move loosely alleged to have had something to do with the mafia," (page 133) and provides neither further support nor reference for the allegation (emphasis added). — Robert Greer (talk) 02:00, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  removal of "There is some speculation that [[Mafia]] pressure was responsible for his hiring."  

message: How is there not a discography here? Android the Andrew (talk) 05:04, 10 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: My thoughts exactly. Rich Farmbrough, 00:12, 23 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree.   The man may not be the BIGGEST Jazz man on the planet, but was well known.   Well known enough to have some of his songs mentioned in the article.Cuddy2977 (talk) 16:08, 24 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Discography

message: This was removed by Ckatzin November 2010. Reason given was "copyright not clear". Because very brief segments from various sources are used, I believe that the fair use doctrine certainly applies. Compare the "Reefer man" vid in the el section. I don't see any info on the copyright of this video.1archie99 (talk) 16:39, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Citation now again part of article after four days and no replies.1archie99 (talk) 12:22, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The video snippets show dancing, yes, but only two or three bits of moonwalking. Too much of it is not moonwalk, and too much is not Cab Calloway. Stringing them together to prove a point is WP:SYNTHESIS and not allowed. I am removing the link for these reasons. Binksternet (talk) 13:40, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Binksternet, thanks for your comments. The vid was not used by me to prove that MJ did not invent moonwalking only that it evolved over the years. I do think that MJ perfected it. I think you went overboard in reverting the edit.1archie99 (talk) 15:39, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: My revert was not for reversion's sake, it was because the video is not appropriate to this biographical article about Calloway. Even at the moonwalk (dance) article, you would have to fend off arguments against synthesis. Binksternet (talk) 16:08, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removal of link not for valid reason? 

message: These sources do not belong in External links. I have moved the link farm from there to this talk page where they do belong. Warning! I didn't check them to see if they follow criteria per WP policy, so be careful in choosing any potential references I've moved here. Thank you! --Leahtwosaints (talk) 20:15, 17 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sources belong here, not in external links 

message: Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that :File:Cab Calloway Gottlieb.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on December 25, 2012. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2012-12-25. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :) Thanks! —howcheng  {chat} 10:39, 24 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[:File:Cab Calloway Gottlieb.jpg]] to appear as POTD soon 

message: Not one mention in the article here that it was a whites-only club run by an avowed racist? Really??? 2607:FEA8:BFA0:47F:78ED:B386:A1DE:C2E1 (talk) 18:46, 9 March 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cotton Club 

message: TMZ's reporting on Ja'Net DuBois  is poor, and I don't think it should be used at all, even if BLP didn't apply. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 20:21, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. Twixister (talk) 21:18, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: TMZ as a source

message: Cab Calloway appeared in Love Boat, season 5, episodes 20-21, in which he had a substantial role. Calloway performed musical numbers as well as playing a suiter in one of the featured love stories. 45.40.10.240 (talk) 14:14, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing guest star info