American Masters · SEASON 26
Cab Calloway: Sketches
Episode 2 · 2012-02-27
- Documentary
Episode overview
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.
90 minutes
Season 26 episodes
1. Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune2012-01-23
2. Cab Calloway: Sketches2012-02-27
3. Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel2012-04-02
4. Harper Lee: Hey, Boo2012-04-02
5. Johnny Carson: King of Late Night2012-05-14
6. The Day Carl Sandburg Died2012-09-24
7. Inventing David Geffen2012-11-20
8. Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance2012-12-28
