(Week of 1/18/03 - 1/24/03)

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"Blues In The Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me)"
by Cab Calloway And The Palmer Brothers
on Okeh 6422
released in 1941

"I'll Be Around"
by Cab Calloway And The Cabaliers
on Columbia 36611
released in 1942

[The above Cabaliers photo provided by Paul Ressler.]

Above Left: Photo of The Cabaliers, who were also known as The Palmer Brothers. At far left is Clarence Palmer, who had a big hit in early 1957, "Bad Boy", with The Jive Bombers. To the right of him are his brothers, Ernie and Dick Palmer.

Above Right: Photo of Cab Calloway.

Above: Label images for Cab Calloway and his Orchestra... (Left) Okeh 6422 (Palmer Brothers) released in 1941 and (Right) Columbia 36611 (Cabaliers) released in 1942. Vocal Chorus by Cab Calloway and The Palmer Brothers/Cabaliers.

Listen to this week's selections:

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"Blues In The Night" - Okeh 6422 - 1941
"I'll Be Around" - Columbia 36611 - 1942
"BOTH SONGS" played in sequence

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"Blues In The Night" - Okeh 6422 - 1941 (file size=476KB)
"I'll Be Around" - Columbia 36611 - 1942 (file size=465KB)

Above: 1942 trade magazine photo of The Cabaliers captioned:

"THEY'LL SING SONGS YOU LIKE AT PARTY - These are The Caboliers (sic), song stylists featured with Cab Calloway's band which will be headliner at the Chicago Defender Bud Billiken club's annual Pre-Thanksgiving party at the Regal theatre, Saturday morning, November 21. On the stage will be a galaxy of stars, singing and dancing for the kiddies. Free candy and turkeys are to be given Bud's guests."

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