Wenonah Conacher: Facts About Cab Calloway’s Ex-wife

Wenonah Conacher

Wenonah Conacher is identified as the ex-wife of Cab Calloway. Her husband is originally called Cabell Calloway III and he is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, bandleader, conductor, and actor. Here are all the deets we have gathered on Cab Calloway’s ex-wife, Wenonah Conacher.

Wenonah Conacher: Bio Summary

NameWenonah Conacher
GenderFemale
Famous asCab Calloway’s ex-wife
SpouseCab Calloway
ChildrenConstance

Who is Wenonah Conacher?

Wenonah Conacher is also called Wenonah “Betty” Conacher, Betty Conacher, or Wenonah Calloway. She is the first wife and currently the ex-wife of Cab Calloway. Wenonah and Cab got married in July 1928. After staying together in the marriage without a child, they adopted a daughter named Constance. The pair got divorced in 1949.

How Old Is Wenonah Conacher?

Wenonah Conacher’s age is unknown as of 2022. Her birthplace is also unknown but her ex-husband, Cab Calloway was born on December 25, 1907, in Rochester, New York, to an African American family. As of 2022, Cab Calloway is not alive. He died on November 18, 1994, at age 86, in Hockessin, Delaware, U.S.

Who Are Wenonah Conacher’s parents?

Wenonah Conacher has been secretive. She has kept details about her parents hidden. There is no information about Wenonah’s parents but her ex-husband, Cab Calloway was born to Martha Eulalia Reed and Cabell Calloway Jr.

Cab Calloway’s mother Martha Eulalia Reed, was a Morgan State College graduate, teacher, and church organist while his father, Cabell Calloway Jr., worked as a lawyer and in real estate.

What Does Wenonah Conacher Do For A Living?

Nothing is known about what Wenonah Conacher does for a living. She is known as a celebrity spouse. Her ex-husband, Cab Calloway earned a living as a singer, songwriter, dancer, bandleader, conductor, and actor. He regularly performed with the Cotton Club in Harlem and became a popular vocalist of the swing era.

Cab Calloway was a master of energetic scat singing and led one of the most popular dance bands in the United States from the early 1930s to the late 1940s. His career spanned over 65 years. His niche of mixing jazz and vaudeville won him acclaim. He released numerous hit records in the 1930s and 1940s.

Cab Calloway become known as the “Hi-de-ho” man of jazz for his most famous song, “Minnie the Moocher”, originally recorded in the year 1931. His band included trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie, Jonah Jones, and Adolphus “Doc” Cheatham, saxophonists Ben Webster and Leon “Chu” Berry, guitarist Danny Barker, bassist Milt Hinton, and drummer Cozy Cole.

Cab Calloway was on the Billboard charts for five consecutive decades, i.e. 1930s–1970s. He made stage, film, and television appearances as an actor. He played roles in Stormy Weather (1943), Porgy and Bess (1953), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), and Hello Dolly! (1967). He also appeared in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers.

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Cab Calloway was the first African-American musician to sell a million records from a single and to have a nationally syndicated radio show. He was inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame and the International Jazz Hall of Fame. After his death, he received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008.

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  • Ruth Kai Botchway is a Senior Editor at Dicytrends.com. She is a graduate of All Stars Media College (2021) with a Diploma in Journalism and Media Studies. With more than two years experience in Journalism, she has served as an intern at Accra FM and worked with Green TV and Ashiaman TV. She worked as a Maritime Journalist/ influencer, producing Port and Maritime agenda initially aired on Ashiaman TV. You can reach her via email: Ruthbotch1912@gmail.com

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Ruth Kai Botchway

Ruth Kai Botchway is a Senior Editor at Dicytrends.com. She is a graduate of All Stars Media College (2021) with a Diploma in Journalism and Media Studies. With more than two years experience in Journalism, she has served as an intern at Accra FM and worked with Green TV and Ashiaman TV. She worked as a Maritime Journalist/ influencer, producing Port and Maritime agenda initially aired on Ashiaman TV. You can reach her via email: Ruthbotch1912@gmail.com

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