Cab Calloway, the swing-era singer, actor and bandleader who soared to national popularity in the ’30s and ’40s on the strength of such hits as “Minnie the Moocher” and “It Ain’t Necessarily So,” has ...

The late Doris Rosenblum, former Manhattan Borough historian, concurred with my theory of New York’s “Big Apple” nickname, once telling me, “Personally, I do believe you are correct regarding the ...

There he is: on-stage alone, elderly, confronted with a young audience waiting for other artists. To keep them from getting antsy, he turns to the orchestra and leads them into an old song. As he ...

The legendary "Hi De Ho" man was a energetic showman, gifted singer, talented actor and trendsetting fashion plate. A truly larger than life figure in American pop culture, immortalized in cartoons ...