Of all the societal ills one must endure — spam e-mails, Kardashians, twerking — in the old-timey puppet universe of the Pointless Theatre Co., there's no greater danger than jazz. Case in point: ...
On March 3, 1931, Harlem big band leader Cab Calloway recorded “Minnie the Moocher,” the classic tale of chasing opium that made Calloway a national star and put Harlem’s big band sound on the map.
The recording – released on March 3, 1931, by the famed band leader and His Orchestra on the Brunswick label – became his signature song, not to mention the first jazz record to ever sell over a ...
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