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Hi-de-ho : the life of Cab Calloway /

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This title sheds new light on Cab Calloway's life and career, explaining how he traversed racial and social boundaries to become one of the country's most beloved entertainers. Drawing on first-hand accounts from Calloway's family, friends, and fellow musicians, the book traces the ro...

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Main Author: Shipton, Alyn
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford [U.K.] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Calloway, Cab, > 1907-1994.
Calloway, Cab, > 1907-1994
Jazz musicians > Biography.
Musiciens de jazz > Biographies.
Jazz musicians
Electronic books.
dissertations.
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This title sheds new light on Cab Calloway's life and career, explaining how he traversed racial and social boundaries to become one of the country's most beloved entertainers. Drawing on first-hand accounts from Calloway's family, friends, and fellow musicians, the book traces the roots of this music icon, from his childhood in Rochester, New York, to his life of hustling on the streets of Baltimore.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 283 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-263), discography (p. 235-236) , and index.
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