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thenewgreen  ·  4359 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Best dance ever?

The first words spoken in the video say "...in 1958".

The only song I've ever heard Cab Calloway sing is Minnie the Moocher. I've just remedied that. Here's a really young Cab singing Reefer Man.





lil  ·  4359 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You're right (of course), so that would make him about 51 in JV's video and maybe 20 years younger in Reefer Man. Apparently he dropped out of LAW SCHOOL to become a full-time jazz singer.

thenewgreen  ·  4359 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The guy definitely has a crazy amount of energy and stage presence. That would have made for one interesting law office.