Chris Calloway Brooks, musician and current director of the Cab Calloway Orchestra, discusses his grandfather Cab Calloway’s accomplishments and style. Cab Calloway: Sketches premieres nationally Monday, February 27 at 10 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings). In the New York metro-area the film airs Sunday, February 26 at 8 p.m. on THIRTEEN.
Features
When Cab Calloway was Betty Boop’s co-star
Clip | Outtakes: Allan Gurganus
Timeline: Major Events in Cab’s Life
Statement from Director Gail Levin on directing Cab Calloway: Sketches
Biographic Essay: Cab Calloway’s Rennaissance
Clip | The Blues Brothers Band Remembers Cab Calloway
Clip | Cab Calloway vs. Dizzy Gillespie
Clip | Danny Holgate plays Gershwin
Cab Gives a Tour of Harlem
Clip | Cab’s Straight Hair
Clip | Interview: Director Kenneth Bowser
Cab Calloway: Sketches
