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Calloway

American  
[kal-uh-way] / ˈkæl əˌweɪ /

noun

  1. Cab(ell), 1907–1994, U.S. jazz bandleader and singer.


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The cast includes William Warfield, Leontyne Price and Cab Calloway, who at one point is shown scat-singing in a Vienna tavern, a born entertainer caught in a wonderfully loose, lithe and swinging performance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026

Sweeney is currently starring as Millie Calloway in The Housemaid, which is based on the 2022 novel of the same name by Freida McFadden.

From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2025

Florida-based influencers like Caroline Calloway, Jacqueline Goldrich and Morgan Roos have gone viral for ignoring local Florida hurricane evacuation ordinances, choosing to hunker down in their homes.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2024

Calloway has seen gentrification change other neighborhoods in South L.A., leaving fewer worshipers in church pews.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2024

I’ll meet up with friends at one of these restaurants, have supper, then go across the street to dance at one of the ballrooms and listen to Sarah Vaughan or Cab Calloway.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson

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