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1907 – 1994Cab Calloway (1907-1994)Died 18 November 1994, aged 86Cab Calloway, the jazz bandleader and singer famed for "Minnie the Moocher" and his Cotton Club performances, died in Delaware after suffering a stroke. He was a central figure of the swing era and a major influence on American popular music.