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Calloway

American  
[kal-uh-wey] / 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

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

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 26, 2025

When asked about her disaster plan, Calloway said her apartment had hurricane-grade windows that will be taped up.

From Salon Oct. 10, 2024

There were radios everywhere, and little girls jumped double Dutch to Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, and Glenn Miller.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

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