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"Minnie the Moocher" is a #jazz song co-written by American musician #CabCalloway and first recorded in 1931 by Calloway and his #bigBand orchestra, selling over a million copies. "Minnie the Moocher" is famous for its nonsensical #adLibbed lyrics, also known as #scatSinging (for example, its refrain of "Hi de hi de hi de ho"). In performances, Calloway would have the audience.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtSLYrTKrEw

Cab Calloway - Minnie the Moocher ( Remastered 720p )

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50+ Music Mar 11

Are You Hep to the Jive? (Yas, Yas) 🇦🇪
#CabCalloway
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Cab Calloway - Are You Hep to the Jive? (Yas, Yas) (Official Audio)

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Dr. Dani Sanchez Mar 10

Betty Boop in “Snow-White” (1956) utilizes rotoscoping techniques that transferred Cab Calloway’s signature dance moves to animated characters
#LaEsoterica #BettyBoop #CabCalloway #Jazz #animation

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Dr. Dani Sanchez Mar 10

Now for something completely different: The 1933 Fleischer cartoon “Betty Boop in “Snow-White” (https://youtu.be/cKOSJ5AAwfc?si=Z22COuEyr0tVEwB0) featuring music by legendary Jazz bandleader and composer Cab Calloway
#LaEsoterica #BettyBoop #CabCalloway #Jazz #animation