One of the biggest thrills I had as a child in the mid 1950's was seeing Cab Calloway perform live. And of course, he sang "Minnie the Moocher". Now in my 70's, I've never forgotten it.
@thelucabrazzi11 ай бұрын
HOW DARE YOU TEASE A FELLOW ! ha ha I'd LOVE to go back in time he's one of my 3 favorites from the era ! Let's not forget Fats Waller and Louis Jordan though !!!
@32goingon1710 ай бұрын
I've always had the impression that the 50s and 60s were a great time to be alive. My Grandfathers both served in WWII, lived to tell war stories, you're my Dad's age. Six bucks filled up a land yacht and you went cruising.
@classicwrestlingvault6 ай бұрын
very lucky
@Izzykaleidoscope6415 ай бұрын
Woah you were born in the 50s? Whoa hello
@RetiredAmerican5 ай бұрын
@@Izzykaleidoscope641 - Actually, I was born in the late 1940's. I remember watching Flash Gordon serials at the movie theater. CocaCola was 5 cents a bottle. I vividly remember tipping over in my highchair when I was still in diapers. We moved out of that house when I was 4 years old. I haven't been back since, but I still remember the floor plan of that house. Some of us old geezers are still mentally sharp. 😉
@canoemadriver10 ай бұрын
What a showman. I think this was filmed in 1958. He's 51 years old in this and moves like a man half that age.
@Dlweta57Ай бұрын
His moves???? He was the 'Elvis' before Elvis
@Scudboy172 ай бұрын
Like many kids of my generation, growing up in the 70's, my introduction to Cab Calloway was in the Blues Brothers movie. I didn't know who he was at first, but I knew I was watching something special when he was on screen. What a legend.
@jareth0205Ай бұрын
One of my favourite director moments is this story from John Landis. The instruction of "you're Cab Calloway" being all that was needed: "He did it once, and it was OK," says Landis. When the director requests another take, Calloway asks "Why?" "Because it wasn't good," says Landis, "and you're Cab Calloway, so it has to be GREAT." "Oh," says Calloway, "you wanted GREAT? Why didn't you say so?!!" Calloway records the version we hear in "The Blues Brothers." It is indeed great.
@InstantDefense682Ай бұрын
Cotten Club....
@ruthmgonigle59144 күн бұрын
Same here. What an introduction 😄
@user-zs2mg3mz9j6 ай бұрын
My parents took me to see and hear him at the Eastman Theater in Rochester, N. Y. when I was 8 or 9. I am now 88. It is a treat to watch him again on KZbin.
@user-wm1qb9ou5c5 ай бұрын
Ładny wiek. Pozdrawiam.
@michaelcoulter17254 ай бұрын
I'm 38 years old man and I can appreciate this stuff Cab Calloway definitely had style
@vorpalbits77204 ай бұрын
'What a blessing
@jensstroer73563 ай бұрын
Still alive?
@user-cp9id1mj8bАй бұрын
Feels great to read a comment posted by an 88 year old. To many more years sir/madam!
@Lithilic2 ай бұрын
I love how erratic yet smooth his movements are at the same time. It's a mesmerizing combination. The long coattail only serves to exaggerate his movements. He's honed this to a T. A true entertainer working his craft.
@frogeye3000Ай бұрын
Now that's just what I wanted to say! :-) I don't know what it is but when one has "The Entertainer Gene" so to speak you see or hear or feel it immediately. I want to say that it comes from practicing ones craft long enough but I'm somehow sure this is not what it is at all. You also got to L O V E yourself and what you do. What a pleasure to watch Cab! Had the pleasure to watch Johnny "Guitar" Watson.That was in the 90s, back when the Frog had Hair...:-) Incredible Performance. Not a lot of dancing though.
@aaronhernandez2797 Жыл бұрын
"You win" im dead, lmao
@thebigbobert5910 ай бұрын
If I were a time traveler. I would go back to the 1930s. Just to see Cab Calloway perform live. WOW! That would truly be a fantastic voyage!!!
@sandraleroy93956 ай бұрын
Moi aussi
@TomSpeaks-vw1zp2 ай бұрын
You don’t have to BigBob. He’s right here on KZbin & Google. Enjoy
@lindagurrera6852 ай бұрын
Same
@hulkhatepunybannerАй бұрын
*Make sure you get your shots for tuberculosis, polio, and Spanish influenza.* And maybe don't go a hoochie-cooching to avoid syphilis and gonorrhea.
@tornokthegreatАй бұрын
And smoke a big fat joint.
@FayeKramer-rl9xz9 ай бұрын
I saw The Blues Brothers film (original) in 1980, and became a fan of Mr. Calloway. Of course as a result of his performance of this song. RIP sir, and thank you.
@skeeterb2006Ай бұрын
He was so expressive!! With that, his moves, and his huge charisma, he was an amazing singer and performer.
@ericwilliams23172 ай бұрын
I had the honour of seeing Cab perform at the Barbican Theatre in London in the mid / late 1980's. He was obviously pretty old at this point but still had a few 'moves' and the audience had massive respect for him. When he finally let rip with 'Minnie the Moocher' the response was so loud it damn near blew the roof off the building. God bless you Cab, you were one hell of a performer and gave me a night I'll remember always and I can honestly say "Yes, I saw Cab Calloway" !!!!!
@Dlweta57Ай бұрын
Wow... An honour no doubt...
@Sakkeru962 ай бұрын
I've never seen someone who embodies pure joy more than Cab Calloway.
@scarygary-qq1pj2 ай бұрын
Yes you have.
@AnotherViewBot2 ай бұрын
@@scarygary-qq1pj Seek therapy for your narcissistic tendencies
@Sakkeru96Ай бұрын
@@scarygary-qq1pj Okay, I'll bite - tell me who else you're thinking of, and I'll tell you truthfully if I agree. Surprise me if you can! I look forward to hearing your favourite joyful icon 😘
@PlayNiceFolks4 ай бұрын
The man with the most energy in entertainment and art and music
@stephenpowell59129 ай бұрын
The Legendary Cab Callaway in his Earliest years hard to comprehend he would live to 87 in 1994 when he passed away 🎶🥁🎹🎺🎸🎷Love Minnie the Moocher 😂😂😂😂😂❤Take me back even though I was born in 1973 back to these times when he was doing iconic tunes like this ,Only one Cab Callaway,No one can beat his talent ❤❤❤
@michailnaumov47852 ай бұрын
Эй, подружка, мне 69 я балдею от Кэба!
@coreycox23452 ай бұрын
My dad used to sing this song when my aunt, who was a schemer, came over. :)
@DeeDeeM882 ай бұрын
LMAO
@bastobasto48662 ай бұрын
Isn't the song about a girl who got into opium due to her coke-addict boyfriend, and who now makes a living from prostitution and mooching off others (opium addiction doesn't exactly make you a productive, honest member of society...), vainly dreaming of luxuries?
@JarrodFratesАй бұрын
@@bastobasto4866 Some have suggested that the story is of her hallucinations from consuming opium, consumption that eventually leads to her death by overdose, hence the "poor Min" ending.
@theresadomingues9294 Жыл бұрын
Wow! Real stage presence. So much fun!
@binksterb4 ай бұрын
One of the great showmen! What a great generation! What a legend, Mr. Calloway was!
@jacquelynshreeves-lee9488 Жыл бұрын
What a talent! Cab still dazzles after all these years! Xxxx
@TomSpeaks-vw1zp2 ай бұрын
Cab Calloway didn’t take a backseat even to Al Jolson. Jolson demanded that Cab be treated as an equal. Two of the best entertainers ever.
@sherirobinson6867 Жыл бұрын
I saw cab calloway in 1977 do a one-man show. I have been a fan now since that childhood visit. I absolutely love him. I may have grown up in the wrong era. I think I was supposed to be born in the 1940's
@miroslawkocan5407 Жыл бұрын
same here. i bet i was living before in different body. i love this old stuff.
@isabelpereira9913 Жыл бұрын
😢😢😮😢
@tugger Жыл бұрын
everyone who would like to buy a house feels the same way
@EQOAnostalgia Жыл бұрын
@gregorysnapplecock8163 Have you met the LGBT? WRONG ERA lol.
@aintnothingliketheoldskool9 ай бұрын
@gregorysnapplecock8163all of the old music from back in the day are better than today's music their is still some good music today but it doesn't compare to the music from back in the day.
@hanlee6983 Жыл бұрын
It's in Stormy weather(1943), such a wonderful film.
@wifeoftimАй бұрын
They don't make singers like this anymore! What talent!
@Dlweta57Ай бұрын
That mould got broken decades ago... Prolly by jealous whities....
@darrynmccartney11188 ай бұрын
Cab Calloway is absolutely timeless.
@Tjs7362 ай бұрын
Only knew him from the Blues Brothers but this performance is just amazing. Truly unique
@sandwich-breathАй бұрын
This performance is mesmerizing! Like so many, I first learned of Cabs legendary talent from the Blues Brothers movie when he absolutely stole the show (among many great performers). Needless to say Cab Calloway will forever be remembered. RIP
@davidkaye8712 Жыл бұрын
If this does not entertain and make you smile, you have no soul 🙃
@claudiopedroso8077 Жыл бұрын
Verdade👍
@shanechristian2253 Жыл бұрын
Your mother has no soul.
@mundicojr Жыл бұрын
Totally agree. It's one of those performances that turns a bad day into a good one. Cheers!
@thelucabrazzi11 ай бұрын
I use that term all the time, NO SOUL AND NO ABILITY TO SPOT TALENT !!!
@philipmancera25052 ай бұрын
After watching this, watch it again in 2x Speed. It's gonna sound better and funnier.
@thisisplanaАй бұрын
The charisma really is remarkable. Through the camera and all the years, when he motioned for it, I reflexively completed the call-and-response.
@TheOneFreakservoАй бұрын
Seriously though; How could you - or anyone else who had the opportunity to experience it - ever forget? I should be so fortunate that, in *_my_* time, we had Freddie Mercury! That level of larger-than-life personality (and the voice to match) comes only once every generation-and-a-half. if you're LUCKY!
@rickdecko10962 ай бұрын
I saw him perform in a free concert about 1992/93 in Miami I was wandering around came across it. Brilliant time a great afternoon he was wheeled on the stage if I remember right.
@TacoSallust10 күн бұрын
Every summer in the 80s I would accompany my mom to Chicago to visit her sister and my cousin, and invariably we would watch the Blues Brothers movie. I was always a huge fan of Cab Calloway!
@reckoner1913Ай бұрын
When you watch so many Cuphead videos they start showing you the inspiration behind the characters.
@Dlweta57Ай бұрын
Oh.... That's .... A bit random.... But interesting useless factoid nether the less
@Chico-yg5yw4 ай бұрын
He is so much fun to watch perform! And i love the song
@imapseudonym14032 ай бұрын
The man could dance and sing. What a talent!
@sergiystoyan8993 ай бұрын
what a bright talented artist!
@HAL_9000__ Жыл бұрын
Thanks to Dan Akroyd and John Belushi, I learned who Cab was, back in 1980. Otherwise i would have never known.
@psilobom10 ай бұрын
I feel like you would've learned who he is much later in life by happenstance. He's a living legend, beyond the Blues Brothers. That said, BB was the first time I heard Minnie the Moocher.
@seabreeze27925 ай бұрын
Their will never be anybody as great as the CAB.
@Dlweta57Ай бұрын
The 'Elvis' before Elvis
@Disgruntled_laundry_fold-wl6jpАй бұрын
wow, he's singing and conducting. Leading the band with his actions.
@iwakuralain14594 ай бұрын
Me walking to the kitchen to get snacks at 2 am: 0:20
@scarygary-qq1pj2 ай бұрын
No it's not.
@TerrenceTalkingАй бұрын
😂😂😂
@SliverbaneАй бұрын
So debonair...so smooth. Much love, sir! I new of him from a WB cartoon parody but didn't realize it. But yes, my first real intro was Blues Brother's and I so appreciated them including him. Thank you so much.
@JamesWardGodsMagicGuy17 күн бұрын
Having seen him in the Blues Brothers they were smart to include a classic like Calloway.
@alexcordaro590310 ай бұрын
I really really wish I could have seen him perform back in the 1930s.
@robertalf454 Жыл бұрын
I only knew this reat Man from the Movie "The Blues Brothers"! He was so good as the Foster Father of Jake and Elwood aka Day Aykroyd and John Belushi!
@Bear112346 ай бұрын
If only he was still alive. I would’ve loved to see him in person! The people who got to are so lucky!
@adampope5577 Жыл бұрын
One of the best in the moment s in time , and modern moments , to this day
@sb9442 Жыл бұрын
What a class act… sure do miss the old days…how things have changed…😢but.. I suppose every generation feels the same of their own…. Just sayin …. LOVE ❤️ THE OLD DAYS
@RetiredAmerican Жыл бұрын
Aren't we fortunate to have lived back then when life was simple & wholesome? I miss those days, too.
@LeoPellegrino-tx5lc12 күн бұрын
I love this guy! First discovered him from betty boop (where they use his moves and voice for koko the clown). Hes so energetic and fun!
@alverstone1458618 күн бұрын
There are singers and there are entertainers. Singers make great sounds. Entertainers make great moments. Cab Calloway falls in the later category.
@AtunDesenfrenado4 ай бұрын
What a great artist.
@modestoalvarez6039 ай бұрын
1933, QUE BELLA EPOCA. MI PADRE APENAS TENIA CUATRO AÑOS. ESA MUSICA FUE PARTE DE MEXICALI, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO. Y DE TIJUANA TAMBIEN.
@thebeastwithin69783 ай бұрын
¿Edad que se parece mucho a Tin Tan?
@oldguy9078 Жыл бұрын
What a classic ! ! !
@johnTaylor97602 ай бұрын
Look at that suit, classic!!!
@tonybonnici59202 ай бұрын
One world.... Class! .... That is all...
@richard18495 ай бұрын
a real performer
@infadeldog132 ай бұрын
Cab was the original rockstar - look at how he throws himself into his performances, makes a unique style and completely owns the stage… he actually gets right inside the performance. His amazing technical skills are a hidden platform for his incredible interpretation. Think of Little Richard, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Bill Hayley, Wayne Cochran Jimi Hendrix, Michelle Jackson, Prince, Jimmi Page, Freddie Mercury, Mick Jagger, David Bowie and many more. Cab completely revolutionised performance style and made it as much about the performer’s own persona as much as the music itself - he merged music with theatre and opened the portal from Blues and Jazz to Rock n’ Roll. Utter legend!
@blockmasterscott25 күн бұрын
Cab telling that wind instrument player that he won cracks me up every time. 😂😂😂
@derrickcross8630 Жыл бұрын
Legendary 😮💨🔥
@thesoundsmithАй бұрын
NEver saw this particular performance. Thanks for the update. Always oiver the top.
@Lag19142 ай бұрын
I was Cab Calloway’s music teacher and instructor. I’m 152 years old today and it makes me so proud that my student is still remembered to this day.
@remyrdd2 ай бұрын
It is a real pleasure and honnor to read a comment of your generation. Do you still give courses ?
@bastobasto48662 ай бұрын
@@remyrdd Yes; with the new technology, you can give courses without actually attending them - even while asleep!
@therealtephy80242 ай бұрын
Is that you Joe Biden?
@abinsurly2910Ай бұрын
So, you're: "One of The Black American Community's Unbelievable Responses to Enslavement and Jim Crow?" Cool.
@user-sf3tq7cz5tАй бұрын
Time to take your medicine!🤣🤣🤣
@nathanrussell188Ай бұрын
No one could ever come out with the same energy as him.
@LargeHadronAnusCollider28 күн бұрын
What happened to music, Cab was a amazing performer and singer.
@garcia2072 ай бұрын
I heard this song on an episode of Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries. It sounded familiar and I looked it up and found The Blue Brothers clip that I remembered watching when I was a kid. I was curious about Cab Calloway and found this video. What a very talented man.
@kaylahensley15812 ай бұрын
Pencil mustaches need to make a comeback.
@jasonthegamingtwit49819 ай бұрын
2:28 when you feel like you need to sneeze, but you can't
@tribe-r1851Ай бұрын
He had some serious pipes! Great performer.
@a.nobodys.nobodyАй бұрын
My infant son and I love this. We're trying to work on our call and response! ❤
@grene19552 ай бұрын
How can you not love Cab!
@VaultWeaselАй бұрын
He just had to give props to the guy who lasted longer than Cab himself. This song is before i was born, but dang it was something to behold that people were rocking before it was cool, and that is why its hot!
@pseudomaso9 ай бұрын
Brothers moving really did this justice. Both spot on perfect. Btw 2:22 one of the earliest televised memes/trolls haha, this man's a genius even post mortem.
@bdg772 ай бұрын
What a wonderful performance !
@JoeEnglandShowАй бұрын
What an artist.
@theappraiserlady5 ай бұрын
Ain't I glad there is KZbin
@infoscholar52212 ай бұрын
This one's on the Top Forty til the End of Time.
@scarygary-qq1pj2 ай бұрын
No it's not.
@richarddcvd8868Ай бұрын
Great music never dies!!!
@adampope5577 Жыл бұрын
Simply great day no more
@nathanielbooth2595 ай бұрын
His greatness is unkown to todays generation. We must fix that.
@elforeigner32605 ай бұрын
Cab was always on fire!
@777camus2 ай бұрын
映画、コッポラのコットンクラブを見てからファンです。 日本にはいないショーマンで、素晴らしい。
@vrokenpercs4291Ай бұрын
80s Baby 💪💎💯💐
@ghanasoul4 ай бұрын
That thumbnail is no joke. Cab looks creepy and NUTS!! 🤣
@thebigbobert5910 ай бұрын
What a great,talent!
@scarygary-qq1pj2 ай бұрын
No it isn't.
@MasterJediDude6 ай бұрын
I learned about Mr. Calloway thanks to The Blue Brothers movie. He was an amazing talent that transcended race and culture. He was just pure, fun entertainment. We need that kind of talent today, instead of the slime on the music scene.
@Redskizzers6 күн бұрын
Amazing range
@user-zr7zv6sx2yАй бұрын
Wish id seen him live, we Love Cab in this house
@cthomasct612 ай бұрын
Unbelievable 🎨 Artist.........1❤
@Lucius_ChiaraviglioАй бұрын
"You win!" -- win.
@monoris200819 күн бұрын
You win !
@erminiacarlavangone17269 ай бұрын
Formidabile!!💯💯💯
@GunbudderАй бұрын
i've heard so many insane stories about Cab Calloway being completely unhinged. he was famous for being a violent guy and supposedly one time he beat the brakes off his trombone player because the bone player threw a spitball at cab calloway. he was so good at putting on a show though, he just kind of always got away with being insane
@Dlweta57Ай бұрын
Always a fine line that separates pure genius from utterly insane
@carolmosquera7728 Жыл бұрын
omg king dice!!!!!!
@jeremyhenry72804 ай бұрын
Brilliant.
@KameleonicАй бұрын
Applauded on stage, then outside forbidden from certain establishments by the same people who applauded.
@Dlweta57Ай бұрын
Yeah... Crazy shameful times.... Maybe that sorta hardship made him, and other p.o.c strive to be, and become outstanding musicians, singers and performance artists
@edgarclot3905Ай бұрын
Times were tough back then when this was the entertainment
@manuelorellana4645 Жыл бұрын
👌👌👍👍🙏👏👏👏👏👏🙏arte puro exelente👏👏🧑🎄🧑🎄🎅🎅
@esdhlacoda9624Ай бұрын
Cab Calloway invented the high five. But nobody was cool enough to get it yet.
@makeitsonumberone13582 ай бұрын
Thumb nail - me when i step on lego bare foot
@marinesgt804823 күн бұрын
Good times.
@JauFiblaАй бұрын
What a genius!
@Dlweta57Ай бұрын
But...... He was insane b.t.s.
@frankeppenridge20272 ай бұрын
“Blues Brothers” flashback!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@smashboogietheilladelic5740 Жыл бұрын
Fresh
@georgemitchell96962 ай бұрын
Outstanding brass!
@gbonkers666Ай бұрын
This is glue....really strong stuff
@sebastianb.19262 ай бұрын
the dance at 1:08 turns into a bar-fight of one. Love it!