Calloway

American  

[kal-uh-wey] / ˈkæl əˌweɪ /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Arthur Calloway, co-vice-chair of the Civilian Oversight Commission, asked at the October meeting whether the sheriff’s department could be trusted to investigate inmate claims against its own employees.

From Los Angeles Times

Clearly, his manic creativity, work ethic and obsession with radioactivity, Django Reinhardt and Cab Calloway — “the original old arrangements of ‘St. James Infirmary’ from the early ’30s … I didn’t even like the late ’30s; my music is like ’31 to ’33, thank you very much!” — set him up perfectly for what’s proven a lengthy and prolific collaboration with director Tim Burton.

From Los Angeles Times

Or,” he concludes, “it might be Cab Calloway going, ‘Danny, you weren’t as good as me, but you were ok.

From Los Angeles Times

So much of Calloway’s persona rested on her brilliant ideas tempered by charming ineptitude, her devil-may-care approach to her own fame.

From Los Angeles Times

Like Calloway, the question with Lola becomes, how much of this is her job and how much of it does she believe?

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