# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/cab-calloway
# Generated: 2026-09-02T07:40:32.177Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/cab-calloway"
name: "Cab Calloway"
slug: "cab-calloway"
description: "Cabell Calloway III was an American jazz singer, songwriter, bandleader, and actor. He was a regular performer at the Cotton Club in Harlem, where he became a popular vocalist of the swing era. His niche of mixing jazz and vaudeville won him acclaim during a career that spanned over 65 years."
tagline: "American jazz singer (1907–1994)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cab_Calloway_Gottlieb.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1907-12-25"
deathDate: "1994-11-18"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           59.21
  momentum:             3.134783240937275
  historical:           24.10345733333333
  currentAttention:     13.31161536733318
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0130572/"
    handle:    "nm0130572"
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    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/03cwCzIWQ8BRmXjGPDAL04"
    handle:    "03cwCzIWQ8BRmXjGPDAL04"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Cab Calloway"
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    title: "Cab Calloway"
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    title: "Cab Calloway"
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    title: "Cab Calloway"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump