American Masters  Cab Calloway's Straight Hair

Musicians and cultural historians discuss how Cab's hair played into his celebrity Details

 
 

Program: American Masters

Episode: Cab Calloway's Straight Hair

Horn player Gerald Wilson, jazz writer Gary Giddens, and jazz critic/cultural historian Stanley Crouch discuss how Cab's straight hair, unusual in people of African American descent, and his ability to toss it while performing, played into his persona and popularity as an entertainer. Cab Calloway: Sketches premieres nationally Monday, February 27 at 10 p.m. (check local listings).

Duration: (1:49)
Premiere Date: 02/27/2012
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: NR


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