Cab Calloway

Songs 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]

As a songwriter, Cab Calloway first charted in 1931 with Minnie the Moocher.The artist placed 9 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 4 of which reached the Top‑10, including 1 number‑one.The artist scored 3 UK Top‑75 entries.

Top songs: #1: Minnie the Moocher - #2: (Hep-Hep) The Jumpin' Jive - #3: Chinese Rhythm - #4: Boog It - #5: The Jumpin' Jive
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  Cab Calloway
1.
1931

#1  Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway greentick

369 pts
1
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Cab Calloway greentick & Irving Mills
2.
1934

#3  Chinese Rhythm
Cab Calloway greentick

208 pts
6
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Harry A. White, Cab Calloway greentick & Irving Mills
3.
1934

Jitter Bug
Cab Calloway greentick

85 pts
20
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Cab Calloway greentick
4.
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
5.
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
  Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra
6.
1939

#5  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
7.
1940

#4  Boog It
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

191 pts
7
US




[Bluebird 10689]
written by Jack Palmer, Cab Calloway greentick & Buck Ram
  Cab Calloway
8.
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
9.
09/1948

The Calloway Boogie
Cab Calloway greentick

16 pts


13
R&B


[Columbia 38227]
written by Cab Calloway greentick & Andy Gibson
10.
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
11.
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
12.
11/1988

Minnie the Moocher
Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra

25 pts




35
UK
written by Cab Calloway greentick & Irving Mills
  K7
13.
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
14.
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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