Jack White channels Cab Calloway with Q-Tip on the rocker’s new song “Hi-De-Ho,” the latest single from his new album Fear of the Dawn, out April 8. White recently spoke to Rolling Stone about the ...

Cab Calloway is widely recognized as one of the most influential figures in jazz music during the 1930s and 1940s. His unique style of singing, showmanship, and pioneering musical innovations helped ...

As 2019 is winding down, L.A. Weekly associate publisher of cannabis Michael Miller is reflecting on his favorite cannabis-related memories. Here, he delves into the intersection of artistry and ...

*On Friday, May 13, Corky Hale presents I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU – The Life and Lyrics of Al Dubin, at the Montalban Theatre, in Hollywood. This new musical features lyrics by Al Dubin, music mostly ...

On March 3, 1931, Harlem big band leader Cab Calloway recorded “Minnie the Moocher,” the classic tale of chasing opium that made Calloway a national star and put Harlem’s big band sound on the map.

*You’ve heard “Minnie The Moocher” countless times before, but have you ever stopped to really take in the lyrics? If so, could you understand what Cab Calloway was really saying through all of the ...

1. Drug Songs (a compilation reel created by Ernie Smith); black and white, 478 feet Performer(s): Ethel Waters, Cab Calloway, and an unidentified female vocalist Song Title(s): "Underneath a Harlem ...

Cab Calloway was still in Frederick Douglass High School when a drama critic with The Afro-American newspaper observed “When Broadway taps this boy, goodbye Baltimore.” The year was 1924 and Calloway ...