Hi De Ho (1947) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Cab Calloway plays himself in a plot about jealousy, night clubs, and gangsters. Ends with a series of musical numbers. Director: a list of 359 titles created 07 Aug 2013 a list of 31 titles created 17 Sep 2013 a list of 54 titles created 23 Feb 2014 a list of 2982 titles created 21 Mar 2015 a list of 1623 titles created 5 months ago Title: Hi De Ho (1947) 5.8/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Young Cab Calloway's mother is concerned, because Cab spends his days listening to the radio, pretending to lead a miniature orchestra.

A deacon passing by the apartment hears him singing ... See full summary » Director: Roy Mack "Swing cat" Louis Prima and his jazz quintet play songs and accompany featured singers and dancers. Director: Roy Mack This jazz musical short has a comedy plot about marital infidelity. Director: Fred Waller An all-female orchestra plays popular songs of the day. Stars: The Ingenues Musical and dance acts perform, first at a night club, then at a "rent party." Director: Roy Mack In Hell, Satan appears to tell us that rhythm is coming to life again, then we're taken to a sound stage where Jimmie Lunceford conducts his dance orchestra. He's in black tie and a tuxedo ... See full summary » Director: Joseph Henabery Four convicts escape from a chain gang. Shortly thereafter, changes are made at the prison, because a blue ribbon commission will be investigating conditions there. The changes include ... See full summary » Director: Roy Mack Leon brags about his "super-deluxe" gas station, which he claims is run by chorus girls.

Director: Roy Mack 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.7/10 X A performance film showing Arnheim and his tuxedo-clad musicians playing their instruments, facing the viewer. Two cameras are used, one taking a long view of the band, the other, medium close ups of the men as they do their various solos. Stars: Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra, Gus Arnheim, Sunny Howard An elderly barber shop owner wins a sweepstake and uses the winnings to elaborately remodel his run-down shop. For in-house entertainment he hires his musician friends as the jazz orchestra and the four shoeshiners are skilled tap dancers. Director: Joseph Henabery State College is a coeducational school where the athletics are more important than academics. All there are preparing for a big multi-sport match with arch rival Dale College. Students ... See full summary » Director: Roy Mack A "Broadway Brevity" short from Vitaphone shot in Technicolor that spoofs the Hollywood studio set-up. When the ballerina star of a musical feature walks off in a huff, aided by the ...

See full summary » Director: Bobby Connolly Edit Storyline Bandleader Cab Calloway is tiring of his sexy girlfriend Minnie, who in turn is jealous of Cab's manager Nettie. When Nettie gets Cab a job at the Brass Hat Club, Minnie retaliates for his imagined infidelity by setting gangster Boss Mason, owner of a rival club, against him. Will she regret her action before it's too late? (This plot resolves halfway through the film; the rest is a series of 'soundies' featuring the Calloway band's inimitable jive). All-black cast. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu> 9 May 1947 (USA) See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Goofs When Cab takes the wounded Minnie back into his room, the furniture has changed position - the bed is now away from the wall and in the middle of the room, and the chair is in the corner of the room where the bed used to be.

See more » Connections Hi-De-Ho (1947) was a mostly excellent musical showcase for Cab Calloway 18 July 2008 | by tavm (Baton Rouge, La.) – See all my reviews At first, I wasn't too thrilled about this movie because of Cab's rough treatment of Minnie (Jeni Le Gon) and her insolent attitude in return. And the idea of Calloway going to an audition arranged by his manager Nettie (Ida James) when, at this point in his life, he had already entertained millions of people in several movies, on radio, and in concerts makes this very much a plot for the birds. Good thing then that not too much time is spent on the "story" though Minnie's tragic end was a little touching with Cab granting her last wish. From then on, it's just a variety show starring Cab with his orchestra along with The Peters Sisters (a talented group of full-figured women singers), and the tap-dancing Millers and Lois (their tap routines are some of the best I've seen). While just every number performed by the Hi-De-Ho man is great, he's especially compelling on the "St.

James Infirmary" number. And seeing the wedding number with Cab, Ida without the glasses, and Augustus Smith as the preacher makes an excellent finale for the picture. So on that note, I highly recommend Hi-De-Ho (1947 version since Cab previously made a couple of shorts with this name, one of which I reviewed in February). P.S. David Betha who plays the Brass Hat Owner here was previously in The Green Pastures (another movie I reviewed in February) as Aaron, Ms. Le Gon was born in my birth town of Chicago, Ill., Mr. Smith was born in Jacksonville, Fl., a place I lived in from 1987-2003. 2 of 3 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes Cab Calloway - IMDb IMDb Soundtrack | Actor Bandleader, songwriter ("Minnie the Moocher", "Are You Hep to That Jive?"), composer, singer, actor and author, educated at Crane College. While studying law, he sang with the band The Alabamians, and took over the group in 1928.

He led The Missourians orchestra, then organized and led his own orchestra, playing at hotels, theaters and nightclubs ... See full bio » Born: a list of 281 people created 20 Jul 2012 a list of 49 people created 31 Dec 2013 a list of 38 people created 05 Nov 2014 a list of 26 people created 18 Nov 2014 a list of 1265 people created 4 weeks ago Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Cab Calloway's work have you seen? User Polls 2016 Hip-Hop Evolution (TV Mini-Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode) - The Foundation (2016) ... (performer: "Minnie The Moocher" written by nm0130572, nm0309126 & nm0590030) 2013 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Blood at the Wheel (2013) ...

(performer: "Minnie The Moocher" written by nm0130572, nm0309126 & nm0590030) 2007-2013 Family Guy (TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes) - Finders Keepers (2013) ... (writer: "Minnie the Moocher") - Blue Harvest (2007) ... (writer: "Minnie The Moocher" - uncredited) 2013 Magic Magic (performer: "Minnie the moocher") / (writer: "Minnie the moocher") 2010 Rio Sex Comedy (performer: "St.

James Infirmary Blues") 2010 Mafia II (Video Game) ("HAPPY FEET") / (performer: "EVERYBODY EATS WHEN THEY COME TO MY HOUSE") 2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (performer: "Wah Dee Dah") 2006 Idlewild (performer: "The Nightmare", "Moonglow", "Kickin' the Gong Around") 2005 Australian Idol (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Top 8 Performance Show: Big Band (2005) ... (writer: "Minnie the Moocher") 2005 Canadian Idol (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Top 7 Performances (2005) ... (writer: "Minnie the Moocher") Independent Lens (TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode, 2005) (writer - 1 episode, 2005) - Keeping Time: The Life, Music & Photographs of Milt Hinton (2005) ...

(performer: "Hotcha Razz-Ma-Tazz", "Jitterbug", "At the Clambake Carnival", "Mr. Hepster's Dictionary", "Willow Weep for Me", "Copper Colored Gal", "Make Yourself at Home") / (writer: "Jitterbug", "Mr. Hepster's Dictionary", "Make Yourself at Home" - as C. Calloway) Carnivàle (TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes, 2003 - 2005) (performer - 1 episode, 2005) - Old Cherry Blossom Road (2005) ... (performer: "Minnie the Moocher" - uncredited) / (writer: "Minnie the Moocher" - uncredited) - Babylon (2003) ... (writer: "Minnie the Moocher" - uncredited) 2004 Keisarikunta (writer: "Minnie The Moocher") Ed (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2003) (writer - 1 episode, 2003) - Frankie (2003) ...

(performer: "Everybody Eats When They Come To My House") / (writer: "Everybody Eats When They Come To My House") 2002 American Idol (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Episode dated 2 June 2001 (2001) ... (writer: "Minnie the Moocher") 2000 The Crew (performer: "Everybody Eats When They Come to My House") 2000 Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) (TV Movie documentary) (performer: "The Jumpin' Jive") / (writer: "The Jumpin' Jive") 1997 In Praise of Older Women (performer: "I'Ll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal, You") 1995 Fallen Angels (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Tomorrow I Die (1995) ...

(performer: "Pickin' Cabbage") 1994 The Mask (writer: "Hi De Ho") 1993 Boxing Helena (performer: "YOU'RE NOBODY 'TIL SOMEBODY LOVES YOU") 1992 Split Second (performer: "That Old Black Magic") 1991 Dr.

Demento 20th Anniversary Collection (Video) (performer: "Minnie the Moocher") / (writer: "Minnie the Moocher" - as Calloway) 1990 Look Who's Talking Too (performer: "Minnie The Moocher") / (writer: "Minnie The Moocher") 1987 Crazy Moon (writer: "Boog It") 1984 The Cotton Club (lyrics: "Minnie The Moocher") / (music: "Minnie The Moocher") 1980 The Blues Brothers (performer: "MINNIE THE MOOCHER", "JAILHOUSE ROCK" (uncredited)) / (writer: "MINNIE THE MOOCHER") 1980 Forbidden Zone (performer: "Some of These Days") / (writer: "Minnie the Moocher" - as Calloway) 1969 The Devil's Joint (Documentary) (performer: "Reefer Man") 1969 That Girl (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) 1968 Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers (TV Series) (writer -

 1 episode) - Episode #1.9 (1968) ...

(writer: "The Jumpin' Jive" - uncredited) 1964 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Episode #17.21 (1964) ... (performer: "St. James Infirmary", "Ol' Man River" - uncredited) 1956 Basin Street Revue (performer: "Calloway Boogie" - uncredited) / (writer: "Calloway Boogie" - uncredited) 1955 Rhythm and Blues Revue (Documentary) (performer: "Minnie The Moocher") / (writer: "Minnie The Moocher") Show Time at the Apollo (TV Series) (performer - 4 episodes) (music - 1 episode) - Variety Time ... (music: "Minnie the Moocher") / (performer: "Minnie the Moocher") - Jazz Time ... (performer: "I Can't Give You Anything but Love") - Beale Street Revue ... (performer: "One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)", "St. James Infirmary Blues") - Basin Street Revue ...

(performer: "Calloway Boogie") 1947 Hi De Ho (performer: "MINNIE'S A HEPCAT NOW", "AT DAWN TIME", "BOP BOP", "HEY, NOW!", "THE HI-DE-HO MAN, THAT'S ME", "ST.

JAMES INFIRMARY BLUES", "I GOT A GAL NAMED NETTIE", "DON'T FALTER AT THE ALTAR") 1946 Dixieland Jamboree (Short) (writer: "Frisco Flo") 1945 We the Cats Shall Hep Ya (Short) (performer: "We the Cats Shall Hep Ya") / (writer: "We the Cats Shall Hep Ya") 1945 Blowtop Blues (Short) (performer: "Blowtop Blues") 1945 I Was Here When You Left Me (Short) (performer: "I Was Here When You Left Me (I'll Be Here When You Get Back)") 1945 Foo a Little Bally-Hoo (Short) (performer: "Foo a Little Bally-Hoo") / (writer: "Foo a Little Bally-Hoo") 1945 Walking with My Honey (Short) (performer: "I'll Be Walking with My Honey (Soon, Soon, Soon)") 1944 Swooner Crooner (Short) (performer: "Blues in the Night" - uncredited) 1943 Stormy

 Weather ("There's No Two Ways About Love" (1943), uncredited) / (writer: "Rhythm Cocktail", "Geechy Joe" (1940), "The Jumpin' Jive" (1939) - uncredited) 1942 Minnie the Moocher (Short) (performer: "Minnie the Moocher") / (writer: "Minnie the Moocher") 1942 The Skunk Song (Short) (performer: "The Skunk Song") 1942 Virginia, Georgia and Caroline (Short) (performer: "Virginia, Georgia and Caroline") / (writer: "Virginia, Georgia and Caroline") 1938 Straight Place and Show (writer: "Hi De Ho" - uncredited) 1938 Meet the Maestros (Short) (performer: "Zaz Zuh Zaz") / (writer: "Zaz Zuh Zaz") 1937 Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (performer: "Mama, I Wanna Make Rhythm" - uncredited) / (writer: "Minnie the Moocher" - uncredited) 193

7 Clean Pastures (Short) (performer: "Swing for Sale") 1937 Hi De Ho (Short) (performer: "I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues" (1932), "Hi-De-Ho Miracle Man" (1936), "Frisco Flo" (1936), "Some of These Days" - uncredited) 1937 When You're in Love (music: "Minnie the Moocher") 1936 The Singing Kid ("I Love to Sing-a", "You're the Cure for What Ails Me") / (lyrics: "You Gotta Have That Hi-Di-Ho in Your Soul" - uncredited) / (music: "You Gotta Have That Hi-Di-Ho in Your Soul" - uncredited) / (performer: "I Love to Sing-a", "The Swingin'est Man in Town", "Save Me, Sister", "You Gotta Have That Hi-Di-Ho in Your Soul" (uncredited)) 1936 The Old Mill Pond (Short) (performer: "Kickin' the Gong Around" - uncredited) 19

35 Trouble in Toyland (Short) (music: "The Scat Song" - uncredited) 1935 Making Stars (Short) (writer: "Minnie the Moocher" - uncredited) 1935 Cab Calloway's Jitterbug Party (Short) (lyrics: "Jitter Bug" - uncredited) / (performer: "Jitter Bug", "Hotcha Razz-Ma-Tazz", "'Long About Midnight" - uncredited) 1934 Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho (Short) (lyrics: "Lady with the Fan" - uncredited) / (performer: "Zaz Zuh Zaz", "Lady with the Fan", "I Love a Parade" - uncredited) / (writer: "Zaz Zuh Zaz" - uncredited) 1934 Betty Boop's Trial (Short) (music: "The Scat Song" - uncredited) 1934 Betty Boop's Rise to Fame (Short) (performer: "The Old Man of the Mountain", "You Gotta Ho-De-Ho (to Get Along with Me)" - uncredited) Cab

 Calloway | New Music And Songs | Cab Calloway About Cab Calloway One of the great entertainers, Cab Calloway was a household name by 1932, and never really declined in fame.

A talented jazz singer and a superior scatter, Calloway's gyrations and showmanship on-stage at the Cotton Club sometimes overshadowed the quality of his always excellent bands. The younger brother of singer Blanche Calloway (who made some fine records before retiring in the mid-'30s), Cab grew up in Baltimore, attended law school briefly, and then quit to try to make it as a singer and a dancer. For a time, he headed the Alabamians, but the band was not strong enough to make it in New York. The Missourians, an excellent group that had previously recorded heated instrumentals but had fallen upon hard times, worked out much better. Calloway worked in the 1929 revue Hot Chocolates, started recording in 1930, and in 1931 hit it big with both "Minnie the Moocher" and his regular engagement at the Cotton Club. Calloway was soon (along with Bill Robinson, Ethel Waters, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington) the best-known black entertainer of the era.

He appeared in quite a few movies (including 1943's Stormy Weather), and "Minnie the Moocher" was followed by such recordings as "Kicking the Gong Around," "Reefer Man," "Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day," "You Gotta Hi-De-Ho," "The Hi-De-Ho Miracle Man," and even "Mister Paganini, Swing for Minnie." Among Calloway's sidemen through the years (who received among the highest salaries in the business) were Walter "Foots" Thomas, Bennie Payne, Doc Cheatham, Eddie Barefield, Shad Collins, Cozy Cole, Danny Barker, Milt Hinton, Mario Bauza, Chu Berry, Dizzy Gillespie, Jonah Jones, Tyree Glenn, Panama Francis, and Ike Quebec. His 1942 recording of "Blues in the Night" was a big hit. With the end of the big band era, Calloway had to reluctantly break up his orchestra in 1948, although he continued to perform with his Cab Jivers.

Since George Gershwin had originally modeled the character Sportin' Life in Porgy and Bess after Calloway, it was fitting that Cab got to play him in a 1950s version. Throughout the rest of his career, Calloway made special appearances for fans who never tired of hearing him sing "Minnie the Moocher." ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi Hear more of Cab Calloway: Sketches | Full Episode | American Masters | PBS Cab Calloway: Sketches Full Episode Premiere date: February 26, 2012 | 0:54:39 A singer, dancer and bandleader, Cab led one of the most popular African American big bands during the jazz and swing eras of the 1930s-40s, with Harlem’s famous Cotton Club as his home stage. Best known for his “Hi de hi de hi de ho” refrain from signature song “Minnie the Moocher,” portrayal of Sportin’ Life in Porgy and Bess (1952), and role in The Blues Brothers (1980), Cab influenced countless performers, including Michael and Janet Jackson, and many of today’s hip-hop artists.

Watch the full one hour documentary Cab Calloway: Sketches below. We are pleased to announce that AMERICAN MASTERS Cab Calloway: Sketches is available for viewing on this site again, after a content correction was made Cab Calloway - Singer - Biography.com Cab Calloway Singer Cab Calloway became a star with his performances at the Cotton Club and his song "Minnie the Moocher" (1931). He also appeared on stage and in films. IN THESE GROUPS » quotes “I forgot a lyric, and put in the 'hi-de-ho' phrase to cover it. I put it in out of nowhere. That hi-de-ho just came out of the clouds, and it was something that hit.” “Women, horses, cars and clothes, I did it all. And do you know what that's called, ladies and gentlemen? It's called living.” “I'm a legend. You can't be in show business for 60 years and not be a legend.” Cab Calloway Synopsis Singer and bandleader Cab Calloway was born in Rochester, New York, in 1907.

He learned the art of scat singing before landing a regular gig at Harlem's famous Cotton Club. Following the enormous success of his song "Minnie the Moocher" (1931), Calloway became one of the most popular entertainers of the 1930s and '40s. He appeared on stage and in films before his death in 1994, at age 86, in Hockessin, Delaware. Early Life Born Cabell Calloway III on December 25, 1907, in Rochester, New York, Cab Calloway's charm and vibrancy helped him become a noted singer and bandleader. He grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, where he first started singing, and where his lifelong love of visiting racetracks took hold. A move to Chicago, Illinois, saw Calloway begin to study law at Crane College (now Malcolm X College), but his focus always remained on music. While performing at Chicago's Sunset Club, Calloway met Louis Armstrong, who tutored him in the art of scat singing (using nonsensical sounds to improvise melodies).

In 1928, Calloway took over the leadership of his own band, the Alabamians. Ready for the next step in his career, he headed to New York the following year. Becomes a Star In 1930, Calloway got a gig at Harlem's famed Cotton Club. Soon, as the bandleader of Cab Calloway and his Orchestra, he became a regular performer at the popular nightspot. Calloway hit the big time with "Minnie the Moocher" (1931), a No. 1 song that sold more than one million copies. The tune's famous call-and-response "hi-de-hi-de-ho" chorus—improvised when he couldn't recall a lyric—became Calloway's signature phrase for the rest of his career. With other hits that included "Moon Glow" (1934), "The Jumpin' Jive" (1939) and "Blues in the Night" (1941), as well as appearances on radio, Calloway was one of the most successful performers of the era.

During the 1930s and 1940s, he appeared in such films as The Big Broadcast (1932), The Singing Kid (1936) and Stormy Weather (1943). In addition to music, Calloway influenced the public with books such as 1944's The New Cab Calloway's Hepster's Dictionary: Language of Jive, which offered definitions for terms like "in the groove" and "zoot suit." Calloway and his orchestra had successful tours in Canada, Europe and across the United States, traveling in private train cars when they visited the South in order to escape some of the hardships of segregation. With his enticing voice, energetic onstage moves and dapper white tuxedos, Calloway was the star attraction. However, the group's musical talent was just as impressive, partly because the salaries Calloway offered were second only to Duke Ellington's. The standout musicians Calloway performed with include saxophonist Chu Berry, trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and drummer Cozy Cole.

Later Career In 1948, as the public had stopped flocking to big bands, Calloway switched to working with a six-member group. Beginning in 1952, he spent two years in the cast of a revival of the musical Porgy and Bess. In that show, he portrayed Sportin' Life, a character Calloway himself had reportedly inspired George Gershwin to create. Calloway took other onstage roles over the years, including the male lead in a 1967 production of Hello Dolly!, whose all-black cast also featured Pearl Bailey. Calloway introduced himself to new fans by appearing on Sesame Street and in Janet Jackson's 1990 music video for "Alright," and shared his life story in an autobiography, Of Minnie the Moocher and Me (1976). He also made more big screen appearances, most notably in the 1980 movie The Blues Brothers. During the film, Calloway put on his trademark white tie and tails and performed "Minnie the Moocher" once again. Legacy In 1993, President Bill Clinton presented Calloway with a National Medal of the Arts.

Calloway's later years were spent in White Plains, New York, until he had a stroke in June 1994. He then moved to a nursing home in Hockessin, Delaware, where he died on November 18, 1994, at the age of 86. Related Videos Fact Check We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us ! Citation Information Cab Calloway Cab Calloway Location of death: Hockessin, DE Cause of death: Stroke Nationality: United States Executive summary: King of Hi-De-Ho Cab Callway (born Cabell Calloway III) is one of the greatest Jazz performers. In the 1920's, Cab worked with a band called The Alabamians while studying law at Chicago's Crane College. Cab was the Master of Ceremonies and a singer. He later joined The Missourians which changed its name to Cab Calloway and His Orchestra. His band set trends and introduced a whole new vocabulary as they toured. In 1930, he was hired to replace Duke Ellington at the exclusive Cotton Club in Harlem.

His most famous song, Minnie the Moocher, was written in 1931 and sold over 1,000,000 copies. He was also known for the tunes Are You Hip To That Jive and Hi-De-Ho Man. His career including singing, songwriting, band leader and actor. The band broke up in the 1940's when bad financial decisions (gambling problems) caught up with Cab. He would go on to appear on Broadway including an all-black Hello Dolly. In 1980, a new generation was introduced to 73-year-old Cab by way of the film The Blues Brothers. Father: Cabell Calloway II (lawyer) Mother: Martha Eulalia Reed (teacher) Sister: Blanche Calloway (bandleader) Wife: Nuffie (m.

1945, until his death) Girlfriend: Zelma Proctor (high school) Daughter: Camay Murphy (by Zelma) Daughter: Chris Calloway The Hi De Ho Man Lyrics Cab Calloway Cabell "Cab" Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was an American jazz singer and bandleader. He was strongly associated with the Cotton Club in Harlem, New York City, where he was a regular performer.

more » The hi-de-ho man, that's me How'd you like to blow your top Dig yourself some fine ree-bop Hi-de-hi, he-de-he Oh, the hi-de-ho man, that's me Hi-de hi-de hi-de-hi (Hi-de hi-de hi-de-hi) Hey-de hey-de hey-de hey (Hey-de hey-de hey-de hey) He-de he-de he-de he (He-de he-de he-de he) Hi-de hi-de hi-de-hi (Hi-de hi-de hi-de-hi) Say I hepped 'em in London , I hepped 'em in Holland I hepped 'em in gay Paris Yes sirree , yes sirree Oh the hi-de-ho man, that's me Hi-de hi-de hi-de-hi (Hi-de hi-de hi-de-hi) Hey-hey de hey-de (Hey-hey) He-he-de he-de he (He-de he-de he) Hi-de hi-de hi-de-hi (Hi-de hi-de hi-de-hi) Say, Jack, ain't you glad you dug my jive Looky here, Mitch hand me over that ripe, greasy five Hi-de-ho, he-de-he Oh the hi

-de-ho man, that's me Hi-de hi-de hi-de-hi (Hi-de hi-de hi-de-hi) Hey-hey de hey-de (Hey-hey de hey-de) He-he-de he-de he (He-he-de he-de he) Hi-de hi-de hi-de-hi ((Hi-de hi-de hi-de-hi) Say, Jack, be solid and mellow , be a real groovy fella And your gonna be just about as sharp as me Yes sirree , yes sirree Oh the hi-de-ho man, that's me Hi-de-hi (Hi-de-hi) Hey-de-hey (Hey-de-hey) Oh-ho-de-ho-de (Ho-de-ho-de) Hi-de hi-de hi-de-hi (Hi-de hi-de hi-de-hi) The hi-de-ho man, that's me Cab Calloway: Sketches | About the Documentary | American Masters | PBS Cab Calloway: Sketches About the Documentary Premiere date: February 26, 2012 | 0:00:30 “Hi de hi de hi de ho!” Charismatic music and dance pioneer Cab Calloway (12-25-190

7 – 11-18-94) is an exceptional figure in the history of jazz.

As a singer, dancer and bandleader, he charmed audiences around the world with his boundless energy, bravado and elegant showmanship. Calloway was also an ambassador for his race, leading one of the most popular African American big bands during the Harlem Renaissance and jazz and swing eras of the 1930s-40s. American Masters celebrates “The Hi De Ho Man’s” career and legacy during Black History Month with the new documentary Cab Calloway: Sketches premiering nationally Monday, February 27 at 10 p.m. (ET) on PBS ( check local listings ). In the New York metro-area the film airs Sunday, February 26 at 8 p.m. on THIRTEEN. Watch a preview: Emmy®-winning filmmaker Gail Levin explores Cab Calloway’s musical beginnings and milestones in the context of the Harlem Renaissance and segregationist America using archival footage, animation based on caricatures by famed illustrator Steve Brodner and French cartoonist Cabu, and interviews.

The animated Cab dances alongside Matthew Rushing, choreographer/principal dancer of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (Uptown), who explains how modern Calloway’s movements were and his impact on hip-hop. Additional interviewees include Calloway’s daughters Cecelia and Camay; grandson and Cab Calloway Orchestra bandleader Chris “Calloway” Brooks; horn player Gerald Wilson; and The Blues Brothers (1980) director John Landis and band members Steve Cropper, Lou Marini and Donald “Duck” Dunne. The film introduced Cab and his music to a new generation, when he acted and performed as The Blues Brothers’s mentor, Curtis. “I am especially delighted to bring Cab Calloway to younger audiences – and he does become quite alive through the inventive animation in this film,” says Susan Lacy, American Masters series creator and executive producer. “He, and his era, are such a vital part of our musical cultural heritage – and such an energetic one!” “This film is not just another biopic in the sense of interviews and recollections, but a reinvigoration of the whole Calloway presence – a reprise of a timeless virtuoso,” adds Levin.

With The Cotton Club – where Blacks could perform but not attend – as his home stage, Cab became a star of New York’s jazz scene, and then a household name with his signature song “Minnie the Moocher.” Despite its tragic, taboo subject matter, the song broke into the mainstream and was even used in Max and Dave Fleischer’s Betty Boop cartoon of the same name, along with Cab’s dance moves. Breaking the color barrier with this “hi de ho” hit, Cab was one of the first Black musicians to tour the segregationist South. He published a Hepster’s Dictionary of his jive slang in 1938, starred in films including Stormy Weather (1943) with Lena Horne and Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, and played Sportin’ Life – a role George Gershwin modeled on him – in a 1952 touring production of Porgy and Bess, making “It Ain’t Necessarily So” an enduring part of his brand.

With his zany theatricality – scat singing, jive talking, zoot suit wearing, straight-hair, head-shaking, and backslide dance (a precursor to Michael Jackson’s moonwalk) – Cab transcended racial specificity on his own terms. In 2011, American Masters earned its eighth Emmy® Award for Outstanding Primetime Nonfiction Series in 11 years. Now in its 26th season, the series is a production of THIRTEEN for WNET, the parent company of THIRTEEN and WLIW21, New York’s public television stations, and operator of NJTV. For nearly 50 years, WNET has been producing and broadcasting national and local documentaries and other programs to the New York community. Cab Calloway: Sketches is a co-production of Artline Films, ARTE France, and AVRO, in association with Inscape Productions and THIRTEEN’s American Masters for WNET. Gail Levin is director and executive producer for Inscape Productions. Jean-François Pitet and Gail Levin are co-writers. Olivier Mille is producer for Artline Films. Susan Lacy is the series creator and executive producer of American Masters.

This program is made possible in part by the support of CNC, PROCIREP, ANGOA, and SACEM. American Masters is made possible by the support of the National Endowment for the Arts and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding for American Masters is provided by Rosalind P. Walter, The Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation, Rolf and Elizabeth Rosenthal, Cheryl and Philip Milstein Family, Jack Rudin, Vital Projects Fund, The André and Elizabeth Kertész Foundation, Michael & Helen Schaffer Foundation, and public television viewers. The Hi de Ho blog | Created by Jean-François PITET in 2006, is dedicated to Cab Calloway, his music and his musicians. The Hi de Ho blog Cotton Club Revue Season #2: 1958, from Miami to...

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A musician I want you to meet The trombone expert in Jitterbug Watch Cab struttin’ GONE album “Cotton Club Revue of 1958” Released in March 1958 to support the Cotton Club Revue, which was then touring in Miami and the USA (see our forthcoming article), this LP is Cab Calloway’s very first album – in the modern sense. Despite genuine qualities, this record went straight into the dustbin of discographers and jazz critics. It seems nevertheless to warrant some interest since, besides its two releases at the time, an unofficial vinyl emerged 30 years ago and an official release even popped up on CD in August 2014. Read the full story → Lammar WRIGHT as told by Wilmer WISE, his bandstand friend Lammar WRIGHT (1905-1973) was an incredibly talented trumpeter who played in Cab’s orchestra between 1930 and 1944. He was one of the Missourians when Cab grabbed the band.

Wilmer WISE (born in 1936) is another incredibly talented trumpeter, who has been playing in many fields, from big bands, Broadway pits, philharmonic orchestras, to rock and soul studio groups. We were honored to meet and interview him in October 2011 about his bandstand friend, Lammar Wright with whom he worked between 1956 and 1967. Read the full story →

Question: Which jazz singer was known as 'The King of Hi de Ho' ?
Answer: CAB CALLOWAY