Bandleader & singer
Cab Calloway
Fronted one of the great swing bands, wrote a dictionary of jive, and was still performing in his eighties after The Blues Brothers introduced him to a new audience.
Cabell Calloway III was an American jazz singer, songwriter, bandleader, and actor. He was a regular performer at the Cotton Club in Harlem, where he became a popular vocalist of the swing era. His niche of mixing jazz and vaudeville won him acclaim during a career that spanned over 65 years.
- Born
- 1907-12-25, Rochester, New York, USAA Wednesday
- Died
- 1994-11-18, Hockessin, Delaware, USAA Friday, aged 86
- At birth
- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1907-12-25, Rochester, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 2°45′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 7°24′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 21°34′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 27°55′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 18°25′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 12°37′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Pisces | 21°30′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 12°13′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 13°46′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 23°36′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1994-11-18, Hockessin, Delaware, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 26°07′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 0°38′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 11°59′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 2°59′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Leo | 22°16′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 25°25′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 5°45′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 23°19′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 21°10′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 27°53′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Cab Calloway was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
