Daniel Moses Barker was an American jazz musician, vocalist, and author from New Orleans. He was a rhythm guitarist for Cab Calloway, Lucky Millinder and Benny Carter during the 1930s.
Danny Barker
Sign indicating Barker's birthplace
Jazz musicians Kermit Ruffins and Danny Barker (right), French Quarter Festival
Cabell Calloway III was an American jazz singer and bandleader. 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.
Calloway by William Gottlieb, 1947
Calloway by Carl Van Vechten, 1933
One of Cab Calloway's zoot suits on display in Baltimore's City Hall, October 2007
Calloway's boyhood home in Baltimore, before its demolition in September 2020