Cab Calloway's signature song, "Minnie The Moocher", was originally recorded in 1931, and even used in a Betty Boop cartoon. 49 years later, Calloway brought it back in "The Blues Brothers".
Now, check out Calloway at the peak of his powers.
"Moocher" was so iconic that ESPN's Chris Berman & Tom Jackson, in doing Giants football highlights in the 90's, referenced Big Blue's Chris Calloway (no relation) with a little "Hi de hi de hi" every time he made a big play. If you didn't get the reference, you weren't paying attention to Berman's schtick back in the day.
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