Cab Calloway

AWillow weep for me
BGhost of a chance

Label: Parlophone
Catalogue number: R2941
Genre: Jazz
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #4745

Cab Calloway, the American jazz and swing star, performing 'Willow Weep for Me' and 'Ghost of a Chance' on Parlophone R2941, a British 1930s release.

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