The Reefer Man…). Even if the crowds didn’t always grasp the songs’ meaning, they fell under the spell of the rhythm and of Cab Calloway’s ever-wilder performances. It should be pointed ...

SX (sex), RX (drugs), RNR (rock ‘n roll). It reminded me of a favorite song from way back, “Reefer Man.” Cab Calloway was the first to record this famous tune: “If he said, he swam to ...

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF IT IS THAT THE CHARACTERS THAT CAB CALLOWAY MADE A LIVING SINGING ABOUT MINNIE THE MOOCHER, SMOKEY , JOEY, THE REEFER MAN, THEY ALL COME FROM THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. KIM ...

Cab Calloway ... something that hit.” Mr. Calloway did his best to capitalize on the hi-de-ho craze, turning out a series of songs with titles like “Hi-De-Ho Man,” “Hi-De-Ho Romeo ...

Cab Calloway ... something that hit.” Mr. Calloway did his best to capitalize on the hi-de-ho craze, turning out a series of songs with titles like “Hi-De-Ho Man,” “Hi-De-Ho Romeo ...

Anthony and Zachary took it upon themselves to cover not just one but two of the swing era's more pro-cannabis hits, "All the Jive Is Gone," by Andy Kirk and the Twelve Clouds of Joy, and "Reefer Man, ...

The legendary "Hi De Ho" man was a ... 1930s and 1940s, Calloway's orchestra entertained millions during its heyday, and the bandleader himself continued thrilling audiences up until the time of his ...