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Pickin’ the Cabbage

Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

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19 cited facts

  • 1940
  • 2:49
  • 93 BPM · D minor

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  1. Released on Vocalion, also The Man I Love (Billie Holiday), Night and Day (Billie Holiday) and Come On in My Kitchen (Robert Johnson)

  2. Part of Pickin’ the Cabbage / Paradiddle, also Paradiddle

Credits

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Performed by
Andrew Brown, Benny Payne, Cab Calloway, Cozy Cole, Danny Barker, Dizzy Gillespie, Hilton Jefferson, Jerry Blake, Keg Johnson, Lammar Wright, Leon “Chu” Berry, Mario Bauzá, Milt Hinton, Quentin Jackson, Tyree Glenn and Walter "Foots" Thomas
Part of
Pickin’ the Cabbage / Paradiddle
Released on
Vocalion

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Sources (19)

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  1. 1MusicBrainz Pickin’ the Cabbage was performed by Andrew Brown

    Pickin’ the Cabbage was performed by Andrew Brown

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz Pickin’ the Cabbage was performed by Benny Payne

    Pickin’ the Cabbage was performed by Benny Payne

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz Pickin’ the Cabbage was performed by Cab Calloway

    Pickin’ the Cabbage was performed by Cab Calloway

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz Pickin’ the Cabbage was performed by Cozy Cole

    Pickin’ the Cabbage was performed by Cozy Cole

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz Pickin’ the Cabbage was performed by Danny Barker

    Pickin’ the Cabbage was performed by Danny Barker

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz Pickin’ the Cabbage was performed by Dizzy Gillespie

    Pickin’ the Cabbage was performed by Dizzy Gillespie

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz Pickin’ the Cabbage was performed by Hilton Jefferson

    Pickin’ the Cabbage was performed by Hilton Jefferson

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz Pickin’ the Cabbage was performed by Jerry Blake

    Pickin’ the Cabbage was performed by Jerry Blake

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz Pickin’ the Cabbage was performed by Keg Johnson

    Pickin’ the Cabbage was performed by Keg Johnson

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  10. 10MusicBrainz Pickin’ the Cabbage was performed by Lammar Wright

    Pickin’ the Cabbage was performed by Lammar Wright

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  11. 11MusicBrainz Pickin’ the Cabbage was performed by Leon “Chu” Berry

    Pickin’ the Cabbage was performed by Leon “Chu” Berry

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  12. 12MusicBrainz Pickin’ the Cabbage was performed by Mario Bauzá

    Pickin’ the Cabbage was performed by Mario Bauzá

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  13. 13MusicBrainz Pickin’ the Cabbage was performed by Milt Hinton

    Pickin’ the Cabbage was performed by Milt Hinton

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  14. 14MusicBrainz Pickin’ the Cabbage was performed by Quentin Jackson

    Pickin’ the Cabbage was performed by Quentin Jackson

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  15. 15MusicBrainz Pickin’ the Cabbage was performed by Tyree Glenn

    Pickin’ the Cabbage was performed by Tyree Glenn

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  16. 16MusicBrainz Pickin’ the Cabbage was performed by Walter "Foots" Thomas

    Pickin’ the Cabbage was performed by Walter "Foots" Thomas

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  17. 17MusicBrainz Pickin’ the Cabbage is part of the release Pickin’ the Cabbage / Paradiddle

    Pickin’ the Cabbage is part of the release Pickin’ the Cabbage / Paradiddle

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  18. 18MusicBrainz Vocalion is the label of the song Pickin’ the Cabbage

    Vocalion is the label of the song Pickin’ the Cabbage

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  19. 19MusicBrainz Pickin’ the Cabbage was released on 1940

    Pickin’ the Cabbage was released on 1940

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026