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1907 - Cabell Calloway III was born on the 25th of December in Rochester, New York.
- He finished high school at Frederick Douglass High School, Baltimore, MD.
- He took up law at Crane College, Chicago, Illinois.
- He worked with a band called The Alabamians while studying law at Chicago's Crane College.
- He joined The Missourians, which changed its name to Cab Calloway and His Orchestra.
1930 - He was hired to replace Duke Ellington at the exclusive Cotton Club in Harlem.
1931 - His most famous song, Minnie the Moocher, was written and sold over 1,000,000 copies.
1987 - He was awarded the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame.
1993 - He received Recipient of National Medal of Arts.
1994 - He died on the 18th of November in Rochester, New York.
- He finished high school at Frederick Douglass High School, Baltimore, MD.
- He took up law at Crane College, Chicago, Illinois.
- He worked with a band called The Alabamians while studying law at Chicago's Crane College.
- He joined The Missourians, which changed its name to Cab Calloway and His Orchestra.
1930 - He was hired to replace Duke Ellington at the exclusive Cotton Club in Harlem.
1931 - His most famous song, Minnie the Moocher, was written and sold over 1,000,000 copies.
1987 - He was awarded the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame.
1993 - He received Recipient of National Medal of Arts.
1994 - He died on the 18th of November in Rochester, New York.
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