Discover 8 Cab Calloway songs that highlight his groundbreaking role in jazz and swing. From “Minnie the Moocher” to “Blues ...

Cab Calloway wasn’t just a musician; he was the blueprint for the modern frontman. From his iconic scat singing to his groundbreaking performances at the Cotton Club, discover the man who ...

MATT CASEY: A reefer is another word for a joint. More slang that means the same thing is spliff, doobie, fatty, pinner, cone and left-handed cigarette. If you’re a Spanish learner like me, try saying ...

CASEY: Reefer Growing Madness was produced and hosted by me, Matt Casey. Tim Agne is our digital editor. Assistant News Director Lindsey C. Riley is our project editor. To see photos and other media ...

Camay Calloway Murphy, jazz singer, educator and daughter of the legendary bandleader Cab Calloway, passed away at age 94 on Nov. 12. Known for her unwavering commitment to education, the arts and ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — The Big Torpedo has direct aim on Thursday’s $150,000 Cab Calloway division of the New York Stallion Stakes Series, a one-mile inner turf test for eligible state-sired ...

Fifty-two tracks of Calloway's jumping jive and jazz with Cheatham, Gillespie, Quebec et al are collected on two CDs There’s a school of thought, indeed I’m one of the graduates, that maintains that ...

Of course, anyone who’s ever listened to Fats Waller’s “You’re a Viper (the Reefer Song)” or watched Cab Calloway’s riotous rendition of “Reefer Man” on YouTube knows how that only ...

The first is the most obvious: Cab Calloway and ‘The Reefer Man’, written in 1932. Whenever an old song has a title that uses a modern term, there is always the risk that it might be interpreted as a ...

Hilly Fields Stable's homebred Itsallcomintogetha went wire-to-wire in the July 20 $150,000 Cab Calloway division of the New York Stallion Stakes Series at Saratoga Race Course.

Cab Calloway, “Reefer Man” Most Smokin’ Lyric: “If he trades you dimes for nickels/ And calls watermelon’s pickles/ Then you know/ You’re talkin’ to that reefer man” Potency: SEVEN.