Calloway
Americannoun
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John Coltrane, Cab Calloway, Bill Evans, Nina Simone are favorite artists, and the narrator can tell his father’s mood simply by the record he’s decided to play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
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
She continued, "The greatest service I, Caroline Calloway, could provide in these times of high anxiety and high stress is entertainment."
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2024
All the while Herman E. Calloway and the Thug kept everything moving by making the drums and the giant fiddle pound out a soft steady beat, like someone’s heart turned way up loud.
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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