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Minnie the Moocher ( Cab Calloway , Irving Mills) is a jazz song first recorded in 1931 by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra , selling over 1 million copies. “Minnie the Moocher” is most famous for its nonsensical ad libbed (“scat”) lyrics …

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Minnie the Moocher / Cab Calloway bio « Songbook

During his November residency at The Hotel Cafe in LA I caught the first night where he played the 2004′s Letters (still my favorite BW solo effort) with his entire biker gang in tow.

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Butch Walker to release “I Liked It Better When You Had No Heart”

Clint Eastwood is not only an actor and producer, but he is very much into music , specifically jazz. He is the executive producer of this informative film, Johnny Mercer – The Dream’s On Me, about legendary composer Johnny Mercer, whose songs have ..

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Johnny Mercer – The Dream's On Me: TCM's Salute to the Famed …

“Hollywood (Africa)” is a song Red Hot Chili Peppers, released as a single from their 1985 album, Freaky Styley. This is a cover version of “Africa” on the subway, from the album rejuvenation.
Make Freaky Styley, George Clinton, this song was one of his favorite on the album. He used to attend concerts of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, now and then, and when they performed “Hollywood event (Africa),” he went on stage to join in the singing of Anthony and to incite the crowd. Hollywood tickets are available.