The Truth About Cab Calloway Being Ja'Net DuBois Father

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  • Records show that there just may be some truth to the allegation that Cab Calloway fathered actress Ja'Net DuBois.
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  • @LailahLynnTV
    @LailahLynnTV  4 роки тому +130

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    • @bl00dhoney
      @bl00dhoney 4 роки тому +26

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    • @binkdawg9436
      @binkdawg9436 4 роки тому +6

      Dope info great research!

    • @LailahLynnTV
      @LailahLynnTV  4 роки тому +6

      🍯 blood honey I will look into them too.

    • @LailahLynnTV
      @LailahLynnTV  4 роки тому +4

      Bink dawg thank you!

    • @Turquoise4eva
      @Turquoise4eva 4 роки тому +11

      Mrs Lailah, Many do not know that by doing this you sign away your "genetic identity" to the government. Once ppl do these DNA test the companies are free to do as they please to some extent with YOUR genetic code. Its better to check overseas with a company that's not of your own country that tests people anonymously.

  • @vivianlynette3342
    @vivianlynette3342 4 роки тому +1085

    The older generation never talked. They took all the secrets to the grave. We are always left shocked 😳

  • @powerofknowledge8333
    @powerofknowledge8333 4 роки тому +830

    Remember when Janet Jackson had Cab Callaway in her video "Alright". She played Willona's daughter on Good Times. I wonder if Ja'net Dubois ever told Janet Jackson that he is her dad.

    • @peachyqueen7856
      @peachyqueen7856 4 роки тому +249

      Janet Jackson is very good at keeping secrets. She probably did tell her. I can see her telling Janet something like that.

    • @mandymoon3991
      @mandymoon3991 4 роки тому +66

      A wonderful secret I say.

    • @Tamaranottamera
      @Tamaranottamera 4 роки тому +129

      Janet D may have been the connection between Mr. Calloway and Janet Jackson. This is so interesting!

    • @LailahLynnTV
      @LailahLynnTV  4 роки тому +210

      I could see Janet Jackson keeping that secret too!!! She’s another woman that keeps her secrets to herself.

    • @eye-leenlove
      @eye-leenlove 4 роки тому +48

      Power of Knowledge - hmmmm perhaps Janet knows something too and has been a very loyal friend - and that NDA don’t play either!!!!!

  • @luvrumcake
    @luvrumcake 4 роки тому +1049

    Ja'Net DuBois is probably saying beyond the grave, "Don't be putting 2 + 2 together about my life. Put 5 + 5 together and 10 to your own business".

  • @tiffanystephens3460
    @tiffanystephens3460 4 роки тому +327

    Who can shave 13 years off their age And still look younger than the age they're lying about...a melanin queen

    • @isaacartis4801
      @isaacartis4801 4 роки тому +19

      Facts cause nobody questioned it lol

    • @sharjjahnaziz4122
      @sharjjahnaziz4122 4 роки тому +1

      Queen ? What does that mean ?

    • @magnetarattractions278
      @magnetarattractions278 3 роки тому

      @@sharjjahnaziz4122 there are black people that like to claim that when they were in africa, before slavery, they were kings and queens, so they are big on calling themslves queens.

    • @williemuhammad80
      @williemuhammad80 Рік тому +1

      Sister Queens All Day everyday 💖

    • @cashed-out2192
      @cashed-out2192 Рік тому

      She is no Calloway

  • @TheLWord75
    @TheLWord75 4 роки тому +81

    Lailah, I must tell you how proud I am of your investigative skills. I work as a freelance journalist and your thorough research using Brazilian immigration archives, genealogical websites and noticing small details that validate a connection display your brilliant due diligence. I salute you for an excellent job!

    • @loiswilliams9554
      @loiswilliams9554 3 роки тому +7

      Yes I agree well done. Many never think to check those small details!

  • @deniesewynne4313
    @deniesewynne4313 4 роки тому +1398

    People back then didn’t tell their business.. Cab acknowledged her clearly so she never felt like he didn’t love her so there was no need on her part to feel validated...We are in the Tell EVERYTHANG age now 😩

    • @loazing4850
      @loazing4850 4 роки тому +34

      Exactly

    • @sobeit19
      @sobeit19 4 роки тому +47

      He was one class act of a man. I’ve read many articles about him and interviews he did later in life. Yes, one class act

    • @shayjohnson1114
      @shayjohnson1114 4 роки тому +25

      Folks need to take notes.

    • @TaharkahX
      @TaharkahX 4 роки тому +169

      Deniese Wynne We could never have an Underground Railroad today. We talk too damn much!

    • @shayjohnson1114
      @shayjohnson1114 4 роки тому +24

      @@TaharkahX 😂😂

  • @Empressive
    @Empressive 4 роки тому +387

    Wow this is very interesting!

    • @ronitajackson8624
      @ronitajackson8624 4 роки тому +37

      Empressive yes it is indeed! And heyyy Empressive.. love your content too!

    • @Empressive
      @Empressive 4 роки тому +25

      @@ronitajackson8624 Thank you so much!

    • @LailahLynnTV
      @LailahLynnTV  4 роки тому +35

      Heyyyyy 👋🏾💖

    • @REALISTICALLYLOQUACIOUS
      @REALISTICALLYLOQUACIOUS 4 роки тому +18

      .... OMG 😍 FAVES
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    • @shayjohnson1114
      @shayjohnson1114 4 роки тому +3

      @@REALISTICALLYLOQUACIOUS Right 🙌🏾

  • @NalaAmari
    @NalaAmari 4 роки тому +375

    She just kept her business to herself. Good for her. Others should follow that. Less drama, and headaches. Loved her. She was dope!

    • @DynamicallyDC
      @DynamicallyDC 4 роки тому +7

      Agreed! Very admirable!!

    • @vulcan2050ful
      @vulcan2050ful 4 роки тому +6

      true. some celebrities today couldn't hold water if they tried.

    • @hermanbrown9655
      @hermanbrown9655 3 роки тому +4

      Aye yall know another person who is private and never seen in public is Sade.......I like people like them .....all you need to hear about her is when she but to drop an New album...you dont need to hear about her personal life.....Big ups to all the Celebrities who stay out the lime light......Like the Queen Sade.....✌🤎🙏

  • @Thee_Upper_Echelon
    @Thee_Upper_Echelon 4 роки тому +129

    She kept it a secret cause he was married... but having an affair with her mother ! End of story!💯

    • @Hi.Shadow
      @Hi.Shadow 4 роки тому +3

      Wow!

    • @kaylao.3326
      @kaylao.3326 4 роки тому +9

      That makes sense. Either that or her mother was married during the time

    • @shanvikki553
      @shanvikki553 3 роки тому +4

      Yup

    • @eddiedean3259
      @eddiedean3259 3 роки тому +3

      Secrets? It's Called NOYB!!! Nun Of Your Business!!! We Just Too Nosey!!!

    • @tinyking11
      @tinyking11 6 місяців тому

      Period 💯🤷🏽‍♀️

  • @kjdnyhmghfvb
    @kjdnyhmghfvb 4 роки тому +305

    People wondered how Janet Jackson had a whole secret relationship, marriage, and divorce...she learned from a master.

    • @raymondcurry2278
      @raymondcurry2278 4 роки тому +32

      And child !!!!

    • @cocosaidwhat6297
      @cocosaidwhat6297 4 роки тому +16

      I was gonna say and child. 💥

    • @dwaynebeamon5105
      @dwaynebeamon5105 4 роки тому +9

      Now that was some funny shyt 😂🤣😂🤣😋

    • @sereneamani1713
      @sereneamani1713 4 роки тому +11

      Maybe it's "just because I'm a public figure, y'all don't need to know my bizness"

    • @rosalynbeatty8310
      @rosalynbeatty8310 3 роки тому +8

      People r still questioning whether she had a child w/ James DeBarge.

  • @knockitoffsam
    @knockitoffsam 4 роки тому +1157

    Shaved 13 years off her age. That melanin tells lies don’t it 💕

  • @thefascinatingfee
    @thefascinatingfee 4 роки тому +362

    Wow. I strive to keep people out of my business like Ms JaNet Dubois did.

    • @LailahLynnTV
      @LailahLynnTV  4 роки тому +28

      yesss! she is privacy goals!!!

    • @soso-b7n2n
      @soso-b7n2n 4 роки тому +6

      🎯💯

    • @FunkyBruja
      @FunkyBruja 4 роки тому +4

      LOL

    • @newjerseylove1373
      @newjerseylove1373 4 роки тому +5

      @@LailahLynnTV YESSSSS, Lailah! Privacy Goals, indeed!

    • @bonitabonita3431
      @bonitabonita3431 4 роки тому

      Liquid Bijoux why??? Just curious. I appreciate the knowledge, wisdom, experiences, POWER, etc …

  • @leam7018
    @leam7018 4 роки тому +826

    Maybe she didn't want people to know who her dad was because she wanted to make it in show business on her own merit and not because she was the daughter of Cab Calloway. Lots of kids of famous people do that. Regardless of why, they both will always be legends in the black community. May they RIP

    • @eye-leenlove
      @eye-leenlove 4 роки тому +17

      Lea Monteiro - that or that NDA was serious!!!!

    • @Gaia007
      @Gaia007 4 роки тому +30

      The man was clearly married when she was born.

    • @SheniceSays214
      @SheniceSays214 4 роки тому +1

      Lea Monteiro Exactly trying to avoid the daughter of labeling.

    • @ladyghana5603
      @ladyghana5603 4 роки тому +13

      Lea Monteiro yes true, the same as Anderson Cooper! Found out he’s GLORIA VANDERBILT SON!! He spoke of not wanting to be known just because of his famous Mother. He wanted his own identity

    • @jtag9807
      @jtag9807 4 роки тому +6

      And she probably loved and respected her stepdad and her mother's right to privacy.

  • @GiGi-wm9ec
    @GiGi-wm9ec 4 роки тому +153

    They were called the silent generation. We tell too much. How about a happy medium?

    • @veronicacooper4397
      @veronicacooper4397 4 роки тому +5

      Definetly tell too much!! Shoot!! They tell it all

    • @thetravelgoods2760
      @thetravelgoods2760 4 роки тому +13

      Maybe but all the secrets spilling out after many of the elders died in my family is RIDICULOUS! Sad part is without knowing this info we the children are doomed to repeat these secrets.. I’m glad we speak about it now, time to break generations of curses!

    • @adbc1f72
      @adbc1f72 4 роки тому +3

      @Gi Gi Trust me not all of them are silent. A lot of them like to run their mouths!!

  • @nickih2130
    @nickih2130 4 роки тому +425

    This is why people need to keep their business private. The world doesn't need to know .

    • @Missindependent-qr3em
      @Missindependent-qr3em 4 роки тому +3

      Willona 😘😭😭😭😭🙏🙏

    • @JungleYT
      @JungleYT 4 роки тому +20

      But it wasn't like knowing how many men she pulled a train with in 1954. She and her father were public figures and he was a Black legend, for goodness sake...

    • @gloriacook7795
      @gloriacook7795 4 роки тому +2

      Agree totally .

    • @amasion2882
      @amasion2882 4 роки тому +13

      It’s not just individuals protecting personal or family secrets. Society as a whole (both private individuals and public entities, such as the media) was more cooperative and less “nosy.” There was a standard of decency and respect. People often maintained discreet silence or feigned ignorance of things they weren’t supposed to know.

    • @celesteadeanes4478
      @celesteadeanes4478 4 роки тому +9

      @@amasion2882 Discretion. Well theres a word you dont hear much about these days.

  • @RadiantRuby
    @RadiantRuby 4 роки тому +184

    Girl you gave us black history and family history all in one!!! Great job with your research.

  • @jackeeo824
    @jackeeo824 4 роки тому +221

    Her smile says a lot... If you compare it to his.. this is how old school was..if he was married she would have respected her mother's image by never telling anyone

    • @LailahLynnTV
      @LailahLynnTV  4 роки тому +31

      Right. Period, end of story.

    • @reneehicks4629
      @reneehicks4629 4 роки тому +5

      Exactly!!

    • @anitajenkins3250
      @anitajenkins3250 4 роки тому +9

      You are so right. They have the same smile. I'm sure some people knew but it wasn't discussed. As long as she knew who her father was is what was important. It looked like they had a connection which is great.

    • @OrganicallyLuxeLife
      @OrganicallyLuxeLife 4 роки тому

      @@LailahLynnTV why even report

  • @stylecollective-qt9um
    @stylecollective-qt9um 4 роки тому +29

    I love Cab Calloway! I had the opportunity to meet him at his last performance before he passed. He was an elegant, gracious black man , one of my dad's favorite musicians.

  • @taotaostrong
    @taotaostrong 4 роки тому +61

    If she was born in ‘32, that makes her even more beautiful! ♥️👸🏾

  • @kdh255
    @kdh255 4 роки тому +365

    I respect that people was private back then. Also your grandparents always trained children not to speak on family issues.Nowadays everything is social media driven for attention of course.

    • @renetorry7654
      @renetorry7654 4 роки тому +18

      Yep. Born in the 50's brought up on those Golden rules. Yoy just don't tell everything!

    • @JoyJoysWorld
      @JoyJoysWorld 4 роки тому +18

      Listen when I got old enough to sit in on the family issues I was like "mommy did what? Unc said what. Who's on drugs" just crazy.

    • @Mf.bAsę
      @Mf.bAsę 4 роки тому +4

      JoyJoy's World 🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐😇🧐🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔😂🙌🏾🙏🏾🥱🥱🥱🥱

    • @JoyJoysWorld
      @JoyJoysWorld 4 роки тому +3

      @@Mf.bAsę lol

    • @BRITTWOODNESHIE
      @BRITTWOODNESHIE 4 роки тому +32

      That's the problem. Old people like keeping secrets instead of letting it out and talking about their problems in therapy. That's why a lot of them are suffering with being crack heads and pill poppers and alcoholics. Go get therapy.

  • @Therealcrashbandicoot
    @Therealcrashbandicoot 4 роки тому +318

    She just didn’t let it be known because she didn’t want people to know her age ...

    • @RUNWAYBEAUTY
      @RUNWAYBEAUTY 4 роки тому +6

      Crash Bandicoot that’s pretty much it

    • @cynthiastevens8302
      @cynthiastevens8302 4 роки тому +17

      Unless he was married when she was conceived

    • @Therealcrashbandicoot
      @Therealcrashbandicoot 4 роки тому +8

      Cynthia Stevens even still mama wanted to keep that age on lock 😂😂👏🏾

    • @celesteadeanes4478
      @celesteadeanes4478 4 роки тому +1

      @@Therealcrashbandicoot successful at that!

    • @mcpheejesus5945
      @mcpheejesus5945 4 роки тому +2

      @@cynthiastevens8302 Based upon the evidence, that's obviously what it was. A lot of that was going on back then and still is to this day.

  • @lunagates2938
    @lunagates2938 4 роки тому +218

    The "old school" tea is always juicy

    • @echance12
      @echance12 4 роки тому +7

      aint it tho

    • @utterbullspit
      @utterbullspit 4 роки тому +6

      Chile, who you tellin'!

    • @kaylao.3326
      @kaylao.3326 4 роки тому +6

      Lol right?

    • @tinyking11
      @tinyking11 6 місяців тому +1

      Old school tea is juicier than modern day tea. 🫖🔥😅

  • @MsMedford
    @MsMedford 3 роки тому +33

    Cab was a superstar in his day. Of course that man had affairs. He was in the entertainment industry. I have no doubt that is her father. They literally have the same smile.

  • @rachelj3933
    @rachelj3933 4 роки тому +28

    Just because Cab Calloway was married doesn't mean that he could not have fathered a child by another woman.

  • @ChronicleSpeaks
    @ChronicleSpeaks 4 роки тому +525

    They look just alike, same wide smile and everything.

    • @sharenee7428
      @sharenee7428 4 роки тому +10

      Chronicles 👋🏽

    • @andredupuis5461
      @andredupuis5461 4 роки тому +6

      That is what I said exactly

    • @Nleezie33
      @Nleezie33 4 роки тому +11

      Where🤓👀

    • @drichmond-perry-kelly-iver5955
      @drichmond-perry-kelly-iver5955 4 роки тому +1

      @Nothing but the truth Brown ,
      *Um, NO, NO EVERYBODY* *'DOESN'T' have "a BRIGHT, WHITE*
      *smile!* 💯🙅🏾‍♀️
      *THAT'S INcoRRECT!* 🤔😆😆😆🤣
      *SOME CAN ONLY WISH!*
      😆😆😆🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @drichmond-perry-kelly-iver5955
      @drichmond-perry-kelly-iver5955 4 роки тому +3

      @@Nleezie33
      *They LOOK ALIKE IN the: EYES* ,
      *HIGH CHEEKBONES, SMILE, JAW* ,
      *CHIN, AND 'ALSO' that SPACE*
      👉🏾 *that's RIGHT BETWEENtheir* *EYEBROWS!* 👀
      *MMHMM!*
      *I NEARLY ALWAYS got MAURY'S*
      *CHILD, &/OR KIDS MATCHED UP*
      *WITH THEIR DADS* ,
      👉🏾 *AND ALSO got EVERY LAST*
      *ONE RIGHT, when MAURY SAID*
      *TO CHOOSE WHO was BORN*
      *A MAN* , ( *ALTHOUGH THEY*
      *WERE TRANS ppl DRESSED IN*
      *'FULL' WOMEN'S gear!!* )
      *UH HUH, CLOTHES, MAKEUP* ,
      *JEWELRY, WIGS, STOCKINGS* ,
      *HEELS, ETC, ETC!*
      *I 'DIDN'T' MISS 'NOT' EVEN*
      *ONE TIME!!!*
      *AND, I 'AM' TELLING you that*
      *I 'CAN' TELL that CAB WAS*
      *JA'NET DUBOIS' DAD!!!* 👀
      🗣️*A RESOUNDING TEDDY RILEY'S*
      " *YEP, YEP!* " 😎😊
      *I.E* , ( *IN OTHER words* ),
      🗣️ *HE *BE DA PAPPY!* 😄😄😄💯😉 *GBU ALL!" 🙏🏾
      *Peace* . 😄😄😄
      🚶🏾‍♀️🚪🚶🏾‍♀️

  • @KeyshiaMonique
    @KeyshiaMonique 4 роки тому +287

    As a black history enthusiast WOW this is fascinating and sis your sleuth skills are ON POINT! 🙎🏾‍♀️

  • @kat64470
    @kat64470 3 роки тому +14

    It's crazy how folks pretend and keep important information away from their children. Genetics/ancestry is important. My daughter checked hers and it got us to talking about what kind of illnesses we all have. It's paramount to stop ancestral curses and communicate with our family. Someone may have info to uncover issues that others in the family may not even have thought of. Once again Layla, you've done excellent work!

    • @momoftwins8440
      @momoftwins8440 9 місяців тому

      Secrecy is one thing but what if one of her kids dated one of his grandkids because his estate said they knew nothing about Jeannette.

  • @manuelesparza1081
    @manuelesparza1081 4 роки тому +45

    I'm sure she's Cab's daughter judging from 60's movie A Man named John with Sammy Davis Jr., she got good jobs thru Sammy and her Dad.
    Plus she was talented and super gorgeous. Im surprised she didn't get her own show like Get Christie Love or early 70s motion pics like Pamela Grier maybe an age factor?
    Thanks for posting.
    Daughter: Y E S

    • @tinagamble7755
      @tinagamble7755 2 роки тому +3

      She was very talented and beautiful. Both her and her father had a smile that could mesmerize.

  • @TheDetroitblack
    @TheDetroitblack 4 роки тому +385

    This woman didn't want anybody to know her business,I can totally respect her for that!! R.I.P. Our Queen Lady Ms.Janet Du'Bois
    Mr cab calloway was your Father!!
    You took this one, Straight to the Grave!!🎙️🎼🎵🙏🏽♥️

    • @Franskie266
      @Franskie266 4 роки тому +5

      Thts true n i agree with her decisions too

    • @eye-leenlove
      @eye-leenlove 4 роки тому +2

      Detroit Soloist - that NDA is powerful!!!!

    • @eye-leenlove
      @eye-leenlove 4 роки тому +2

      JUSTICE FOR ALL - wow!!!!

    • @meritofapproval
      @meritofapproval 4 роки тому +1

      She seemed to have never exploited or used her heritage for leverage. MUCH props & respect for that!

    • @momoftwins8440
      @momoftwins8440 9 місяців тому

      @@meritofapproval who would do that if they were the product of an affair?

  • @knrb7137
    @knrb7137 4 роки тому +561

    Excellent investigative skills! People back in the old days kept secrets---good and bad. Nowadays, people can't eat without posting their meal on social media 😂

    • @Sunrise6410
      @Sunrise6410 4 роки тому +13

      Tell the truth all the way! No lies told in your comment! 👊🏿👊🏿

    • @lifelove6164
      @lifelove6164 4 роки тому +5

      True.

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      @shanteecoleman8109 4 роки тому +5

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    • @reneehicks4629
      @reneehicks4629 4 роки тому +7

      You are so right I’m in my 50’s and I still don’t tell my Mom’s business. That how it is with my generation...If you want to know my Mom’s business you better ask her Period!! That’s how I grew up.

    • @sand216
      @sand216 4 роки тому +7

      My grandfather was married when my mom was conceived in the 40's, so my uncle said he was the father; we didn't find this out until 1994 when my grandmother was on her deathbed; so my uncle, grandfather, aunt, and grandmother kept this is secret for 50 years

  • @ladyghana5603
    @ladyghana5603 4 роки тому +228

    And if you remember, on MANY EPISODES Florida always joked with her about her Age?!!!

    • @SheniceSays214
      @SheniceSays214 4 роки тому +15

      She sure did.

    • @felichiapowe851
      @felichiapowe851 4 роки тому +11

      Good catch!

    • @mwoodson1026
      @mwoodson1026 4 роки тому +4

      Yes..😂😆😂

    • @rozevans2120
      @rozevans2120 4 роки тому

      And sadly, Esther Rolle 'DID NOT' want Jeanette Dubois to be cast as Wenonah & was not happy she got the role as she had sm1 else in mind I do believe; there was tension there but who knew??

    • @ladyghana5603
      @ladyghana5603 4 роки тому +4

      Roz Evans Esther ALSO reportedly had an issue with Jimmy walker ! And he was becoming the “star” of the show! And it was “her show”! Same happened with The 1dt Aunt Viv and Will Smith

  • @Coach_Jakobie
    @Coach_Jakobie 4 роки тому +154

    Yes this generation definitely took everything to the grave..I didn’t know my great-grandmother was married THREE times until I was at her funeral,reading her obituary lol 💁🏾‍♂️💀😂 long live Ms. DuBois

    • @bellejmarie
      @bellejmarie 4 роки тому +12

      Jakobie Howard OMG YES! We found out 3 years ago that my grandmother was married to this very rich dr before she married my grandfather. We found old pictures while we were cleaning out her house. 🤦🏽‍♀️

    • @muhammadgbadegesin8043
      @muhammadgbadegesin8043 4 роки тому +5

      I know Exactly. Even my family, they dont talk about their lives.

    • @adbc1f72
      @adbc1f72 4 роки тому +6

      @@bellejmarie
      Lol they do keep secrets don’t they. Found out my grandmother was married to a older man he died of something. Grandma had started to open up and talk. But.......
      It was too late to get her to talk so I’ll never know. Since she had dementia and I could never seem to get her to broach this subject again.

    • @valeriegrey8795
      @valeriegrey8795 3 роки тому +1

      Gurllllll 😁😆😅

  • @declairasettle546
    @declairasettle546 4 роки тому +18

    Lailah, Thank you for doing this story on such a beautiful actress, personality, dancer, writer and singer. Like father, like daughter. What a beautiful photo of them together. This is one of the main reasons why I miss reading Jet Magazines, because it always kept us informed about our wonderful entertainers, news in our community, and pertinent information.

  • @eeaalymae9673
    @eeaalymae9673 4 роки тому +361

    my cousin, aunt & sister and myself did an ancestry dna just for fun. found out im not at all related to my sister😟 lots of family secrets came out. things have not been the same. preceded with caution with those test

    • @Gaia007
      @Gaia007 4 роки тому +122

      eeaaly Mae Wow. Sorry it changed your life that way. Blood doesn’t determine family. Hopefully you all can come together again, and be stronger for it.

    • @meishaholmes4283
      @meishaholmes4283 4 роки тому +31

      Sorry to hear that sis! I'm sure that struck up a lot of hurt , pain & wanting answers 💯 Although you've learned that's not your sister biologically Hopefully it has brought you two even closer cause one thing for certain two for sure sharing the same blood doesn't dictate nor validate how strong your Love is 💯 blood couldn't make you & your sister any closer (remember that 😉❤) Blessings to you & your family!

    • @karmasutra1350
      @karmasutra1350 4 роки тому +30

      +eeaaly Mae
      Exactly!
      You sometimes find out things you don't really want to know!
      However, if that other daughter of Cab Calloway is still alive & willing to be tested,...Jeannette's daughter & that other daughter can be tested by ancestry. If they match as "aunt" & "niece" ...there's the PROOF that she was Cab Calloway's child!

    • @misskris117
      @misskris117 4 роки тому +19

      eeaaly Mae I just found out some family secrets too from that test. Thankfully they’re not about me or my parents but still some very jarring secrets came out.

    • @iriel4274
      @iriel4274 4 роки тому +4

      Jessica Franklin of course she can take that info and get a real test done ✅

  • @latanyacole849
    @latanyacole849 4 роки тому +272

    Everyone who reported her death kept saying she was 74yrs old. Her death certificate says she was 87, and I guess it wasn't hard to believe because she did look like she could've been 74.

    • @TamaraGarrettAlpha
      @TamaraGarrettAlpha 4 роки тому +5

      Gorgeous 😍❤️

    • @telovebinns8762
      @telovebinns8762 4 роки тому +21

      Omg! 87 is a blessing.

    • @angeljohnson6665
      @angeljohnson6665 4 роки тому +7

      Bernadette stanis was was only 14 years old when good times came on in 1974 but people claim she was 20 already an adult

    • @jenniferwade7861
      @jenniferwade7861 4 роки тому +23

      @@angeljohnson6665 Bernadette Stanis was actually about 21 at the start of 'Good Times'. She turned 66 in December.

    • @TanekaRoberts
      @TanekaRoberts 4 роки тому +15

      @@jenniferwade7861 it was all messed up, the J.J. character was really pushing 30 playing late teens and James real age was about 32 playing late 40's

  • @alishavirgo
    @alishavirgo 4 роки тому +226

    You better RESEARCH!!!!!!

  • @MomTheEbayer101
    @MomTheEbayer101 3 роки тому +15

    Wow!! Thanks to DNA TEST I just found out a famous blues singers is my biological great grandfather. My grandma died thinking another man was her father. Thanks to ancestory. Com a family's cat was let out the bag! 😂😂

  • @IDONOTDEBATE4FREE
    @IDONOTDEBATE4FREE 4 роки тому +28

    Now that’s how you keep a secret! Something this generation knows nothing about!

  • @Wowitzkay
    @Wowitzkay 4 роки тому +109

    This lady life was a whole mystery

    • @wendy10tv
      @wendy10tv 4 роки тому +15

      A H no mystery. Just because the public didn’t know doesn’t mean she lied. People close to her knew because they deserved to know. People like you don’t deserve anything from her.

    • @keonmitchell139
      @keonmitchell139 4 роки тому +14

      @@88alexis firstly her business ain't none of yours 2. She have to right to keep her business a secret

    • @MrReedGrantberry
      @MrReedGrantberry 4 роки тому +7

      Just a different era. Being a bastard and sidebaby was judged harshly back in the day so single mothers tried to find a husband quickly to adopt their children & appear like a typical family.

  • @ilovelife3328
    @ilovelife3328 4 роки тому +160

    That’s pretty cool and I’m not surprised. Children of entertainers typically go on to become entertainers themselves.

  • @Msboochie2
    @Msboochie2 4 роки тому +78

    What? I saw that title and 🏃🏾‍♀️to click. Great video. I really enjoyed this. You are showing more of yourself. Yes it's celebrity gossip, but you put your own stamp on it. You have given us a varied perspective, on who you are as a person. You have shared your areas of interest and study to give us more interesting stories, that are thoroughly researched and thought out. Keep it up!

    • @LailahLynnTV
      @LailahLynnTV  4 роки тому +13

      Msboochie2 Thank you!!! This was actually really fun to research when the pieces started coming together, especially the picture of them together. Let me know if there are any other old school celebrities that you want tea on! 🍵

    • @eye-leenlove
      @eye-leenlove 4 роки тому +4

      Msboochie2 - Excellent compliment Ms.boochie2!!! I wish I wudda said it first. Lailah has a way of branding herself and in videos like this or “old school tea” such as this she really shines! I’ve been peeping her for about 3 years now and I simply find her energy and aura so authentic and unique! Blessings to these UA-camrs who bring such pride and joy into our lives. Major network channels??? What’s that?

    • @eye-leenlove
      @eye-leenlove 4 роки тому +3

      Lailah Lynn - wow! Simply wow. Unique vintage tea I was sippin on!!! Wow. God bless your energy and discernment Ms. Lailah!!!! I’m inspired!

    • @Msboochie2
      @Msboochie2 4 роки тому +2

      Eileen Love Thank you. Network channels? Right! I rarely watch network tv anymore, there’s so many You Tubers like Lailah Lynn giving us quality, interesting content.

  • @snow40741
    @snow40741 4 роки тому +19

    She took it to grave because of the scandal it would have caused...

  • @N2LADIES55
    @N2LADIES55 4 роки тому +34

    Damn, your investigative skills are on point! Can you tell us what happened to Jimmy Hoffa?!

  • @NPW.PhD.
    @NPW.PhD. 4 роки тому +105

    First of all, let me compliment you on your impeccable research acumen! I am a PhD in English and I will use your video as an example of how one begins with a question and then demonstrates the process of finding receipts! Black Excellence!

    • @LailahLynnTV
      @LailahLynnTV  4 роки тому +10

      Nikki Proctor-Walden thank you, that’s awesome 😊

    • @shonuff5806
      @shonuff5806 4 роки тому +3

      @@LailahLynnTV I feel & think that way as well. I'd love to have some spech etiquette classes/lessons/briefings from You, I'd pay for them (PayPal, cash app, patreon)

  • @fatterluv
    @fatterluv 4 роки тому +62

    I know that my grandmother was extremely secretive about her past. You have to remember that many unpleasant things happened to people of color back in the day, but I believe in this situation, he may not wanted to make it public, but he did want to see her shine. Thank you so much for your research. They are both loved entertainers. May they both rest easy.

    • @eliasekstrom6660
      @eliasekstrom6660 Рік тому +1

      My great gran never told my grand mother who her actuall father was. she lived to be 85, and never told her.

  • @reallyitsjackiev.meadows7578
    @reallyitsjackiev.meadows7578 4 роки тому +56

    I love how you be digging and getting these receipts together.

  • @williamgoins5026
    @williamgoins5026 4 роки тому +57

    Cab Calloway had a daughter, Chris, in the NYC Jack and Jill social club. She was a vocal jazz performer, and died recently in Santa Fe, NM. She was my age (4/1941). I once spent an evening partying with that group. Cab Calloway was the best!

    • @beauty4u132
      @beauty4u132 4 роки тому +2

      Wow, Jack and Jill is elite

  • @DejaLanae
    @DejaLanae 4 роки тому +32

    If the family really wanted to know, they could have Ja'Nets daughter and Cab's daughter tested to see if there is matching DNA. I doubt it if they care though

    • @loiswilliams9554
      @loiswilliams9554 3 роки тому +1

      Great idea it’s worth knowing the truth. She does look exactly like him.

    • @MrsK976
      @MrsK976 3 роки тому +2

      Yes. Cab’s estate said they would accept it if they can prove it.

    • @tinagamble7755
      @tinagamble7755 2 роки тому +1

      @@MrsK976 Easy to prove via DNA, trust and believe.

    • @MrsK976
      @MrsK976 2 роки тому +1

      @@tinagamble7755 yes. And she is his daughter.

    • @missvida6251
      @missvida6251 Рік тому +2

      That's his daughter. No DNA test needed.

  • @BKLYN_Star
    @BKLYN_Star 4 роки тому +42

    Gurl! Can you investigate to see if my man is cheating??? This is some heavy investigating! Good work.

  • @jerricab
    @jerricab 4 роки тому +162

    It’s also interesting that she was listed as “never married” on her death certificate.

    • @LailahLynnTV
      @LailahLynnTV  4 роки тому +42

      Yes!! I saw her marriage record on ancestry.com, so that was interesting. I would like to know why her daughter would say she was never married to her father. Seems like a story behind it.

    • @usedbyjesus
      @usedbyjesus 4 роки тому +14

      Probably cause they were shacking up and her daughter or JaNet never acknowledged Common law marriage

    • @zakiyareignshinellc4299
      @zakiyareignshinellc4299 4 роки тому +6

      She's been married before.

    • @Eldonhar
      @Eldonhar 4 роки тому +3

      Lailah, That part I noticed as odd. Since the words above weren't clear (legible) to me, I thought the section and answer were related to her mother's status at the time Ja'net was born.

    • @RR-jt4ug
      @RR-jt4ug 4 роки тому

      @@LailahLynnTV lailah Lynn you are the best. Love you channel and everything you bring to it thanks for this information ❤❤

  • @DannyLTerry
    @DannyLTerry 4 роки тому +120

    YOU ARE IN THE WRONG BUSSINESS! YOU SHOUD BE A NATIONAL INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER!! GREAT WORK!!! MUCH LOVE*

  • @wyldflwr
    @wyldflwr 4 роки тому +52

    She & Cab share the same smile and lower half of the face for sure!
    I've loved some of his music since I was young. 💜

    • @MrsK976
      @MrsK976 3 роки тому

      Same upper eye lid shape is clear in her younger photos too.

  • @zerores2005
    @zerores2005 4 роки тому +2

    She threw a house party in Sacramento California, sometime in the late 70's. My Father, who was born in 1931, somehow got an invite. It was a small gathering and he really appreciated the kindness she showed toward her guest.

  • @lyndajay4407
    @lyndajay4407 4 роки тому +49

    She certainly has his smile.

  • @mybembery6133
    @mybembery6133 4 роки тому +80

    What a secret to take to your grave. That chile had her own.
    Rest In Peace and Power Ms DuBois.

  • @dyronncortez1
    @dyronncortez1 4 роки тому +117

    Baby this Tea is sooo piping hit

  • @horacepicou
    @horacepicou 4 роки тому +59

    There is a very strong resemblance between the two and they both work together in Cuba during 1959. So, I believe it’s very possible that they’re related.

  • @owenscassandra12
    @owenscassandra12 4 роки тому +5

    Chyle you did the thang with this research!!! Our grand and great grandparents that age definitely did not tell their business and took their secrets to the grave. It's a blessing and a curse because it always comes out in a bad way with the younger generations. Awesome job researching!

  • @dpm8630
    @dpm8630 4 роки тому +30

    Secretive, to me, depicts sneakiness. She seemed more private and respected. Old school tea... more like Black History that is well worth knowing. Ja’Net Dubois was loved and admired. I thank you for all of your research and giving us this wonderful video!❤️🙏🏽

  • @Karmindd
    @Karmindd 4 роки тому +89

    This was very interesting, “Old school tea!” Its nice to know he looked after her and got her a job as a dancer for his shows.

  • @cf9815
    @cf9815 4 роки тому +60

    Coincidentally, his first wife name was Wenonah...1928-1948. Her Goodtimes character was named Winona!!🤔🤔🤔Wilona

    • @dpurplepalm
      @dpurplepalm 4 роки тому +1

      I saw that too!

    • @mchilds319
      @mchilds319 4 роки тому +2

      Wilona👍

    • @Pllm30
      @Pllm30 4 роки тому +1

      That doesn't mean much. It's already been established that she knew and met him as she was his dancer. From the Ebony article and her being in Good Times along with dancing with Cab sounds like Ja'net just wanted to be in showbiz period.

  • @vebae
    @vebae 4 роки тому +236

    I feel it was a reason that she didn't say anything, nor did her mom or her dad. It was obviously a thing that was so secretive that it went to the grave with her and that's where I think we should leave it, may she rest in peace🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️

  • @stamped5793
    @stamped5793 4 роки тому +10

    ONE THING ABOUT IT.... JA"NET DUBOIS CALLOWAY AND CAB CALLOWAY. KNEW AND UNDERSTOOD THEIR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER..... THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS..... CAB CALLOWAY WAS A VERY TALENTED CLASSY MAN; WHOSE SPIRIT SWELLED WITH LOVE AND WARMTH TO HIS AUDIENCES...... HAD THE PLEASURE OF SEEING HIS PERFORMANCE MUCH LATER IN HIS LIFE.... IN THE LATE 70S.....HE DID NOT DISAPPOINT IN SPITE OF HIS AGE.
    MAY JA'NET AND CAB REST IN ETERNAL PEACE ... WE ARE ALL VERY BLESSED TO WITNESSED THEIR GOD GIVEN TALENT WHICH THEY SHARED WITH THE WORLD!

  • @clayfacela
    @clayfacela 4 роки тому +4

    Additional fun observation: penny (Janet jackson) plays Ms Dubois daughter on Good Times; Cab later stars in Janet Jackson’s Alright music video hmmm coincidence?

    • @kaylao.3326
      @kaylao.3326 4 роки тому

      I don’t see the correlation. All because they both acted with Janet Jackson doesn’t automatically confirm that they’re father and daughter. The only way we’ll know is from a DNA test

  • @lenaharv
    @lenaharv 4 роки тому +101

    THIS is reporting! 🎯 I just need a whole segment of "Old School Tea" 🖤

  • @dta1329
    @dta1329 4 роки тому +15

    Girl, I do not know how you pulled this together so quickly. Great work.

  • @sicarresupreme
    @sicarresupreme 4 роки тому +173

    Damn she was really 88 years old, she looked fantastic for her age but these old people from back them are very secretive they took their dirty secrets and their great recipes for cooking to the grave with them the only person who is talking and tell all of their business is Quincy Jones

    • @Dinnerthedaythebanksareopen
      @Dinnerthedaythebanksareopen 4 роки тому +6

      Quincy is so messy loool. He’s been airing out EVERYONES dirty laundry especially Michael Jackson 😂😂. He’s a bit of a loud mouth

    • @nelixsulu6201
      @nelixsulu6201 3 роки тому +5

      @@Dinnerthedaythebanksareopen Quincy got some juicy shit about him too. Tupac said Quincy tried fucking him 😂

    • @Dinnerthedaythebanksareopen
      @Dinnerthedaythebanksareopen 3 роки тому +2

      @@nelixsulu6201 Damn... idk Quincy got down like that

    • @patriciamay2690
      @patriciamay2690 3 роки тому +1

      😂🤣😅

  • @Multifacted_Brotha
    @Multifacted_Brotha Рік тому +1

    Wow!! They definitely have the same face structure... Look at the very first pic!! RIP to both of these legends! Fun fact: Janet Dubois pursued a singing career during the 70s and has an R&B album. It's very good even though it didn't get commercial success

  • @BLACKSENSUALITY
    @BLACKSENSUALITY 4 роки тому +4

    You got that tea so heavy, Miss ma’am, imma have to nickname you Lipton. I heard the rumor of her parentage when I was young, but you got the papers. I really enjoyed your investigative work.

  • @yourfavoritecousindavin7744
    @yourfavoritecousindavin7744 4 роки тому +207

    I knew it, ever since I was a little girl when he was in Janet Jackson’s music video... (Hence) Janet and Mrs. Janet D played mother and daughter. Very Interesting

    • @flyleelee5351
      @flyleelee5351 4 роки тому +11

      🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

    • @dezinechic
      @dezinechic 4 роки тому +10

      awesome tell!

    • @jaibanks7151
      @jaibanks7151 4 роки тому +17

      Yesssssss! & mr calloway was Wearing a bright yellow zoot suit! On the vedio.

    • @dezinechic
      @dezinechic 4 роки тому +10

      @@jaibanks7151 okay but you got me with the bright yellow zoot suit!

    • @jaibanks7151
      @jaibanks7151 4 роки тому +7

      @@dezinechic 😂😂😂 it's TRUE!

  • @erickajstevens5737
    @erickajstevens5737 4 роки тому +44

    All I have to say is, this was the best kept secret in Black Hollywood!!!
    May the both of them Rest In Peace. 🙏🙏❤❤🌹🌹👑👑🕊🕊

    • @joisafsaf7222
      @joisafsaf7222 4 роки тому +1

      4real .... Even if she did or didn't.... She lived ..lied loved ..and laid low ...now let it AND her rest 🙄🤔..ughhh

    • @tinagamble7755
      @tinagamble7755 2 роки тому

      @@joisafsaf7222 Well I may be wrong but it seems that her daughter revealed the death certificate to the media. Because in most states only family and the funeral homse can obtain death certificates. You can obtain marriage info .and obituaries as well as driver's license info but not death certificates. Family members have to provide them to the life insurance companies. Even private investigators cannot get them unless they pay someone "under the table".

  • @cdk1473
    @cdk1473 4 роки тому +64

    At least she knew who he was. I don’t have that luxury. So if that’s something she took to the grave. Then it should rest respectfully with her.

  • @dwaynebryant4667
    @dwaynebryant4667 2 роки тому +1

    Great research !!! I never would have known this without your research. Ms. Lynn, I'm a big fan of the history of past Jazz/music artist and you have blessed me with awesome information. Keep up the great work. Thanks.

  • @DRob_22
    @DRob_22 4 роки тому +2

    I don't think I ever knew this. It's fascinating, but back when I was a kid in the 80s, we didn't pry into the lives of entertainers.
    We saw them on TV and when they performed, but that's it. We didn't have 24/7 access like today, and I'm more than happy to go back to that.

  • @admirableimage3049
    @admirableimage3049 4 роки тому +110

    Cab Calloway has a daughter residing in Harlem that's over 90. I wonder if she'll confirm. Either way what a talented life they lived

    • @hollygolightly9878
      @hollygolightly9878 4 роки тому

      How to start your own business

    • @kaylao.3326
      @kaylao.3326 4 роки тому +3

      Sonya Bell no she didn’t. I literally looked up and down on the internet and didn’t find that anywhere. Like why lie?

    • @loiswilliams9554
      @loiswilliams9554 3 роки тому +2

      I wonder if his daughters both look anything alike?

    • @martymcfly5764
      @martymcfly5764 3 роки тому +6

      @@mylesburris3885 he was born in 1907, which would make him 114 years old today. So if he has an existing daughter who is still alive and is let's say exactly 90 years old, then that would mean that she was born in 1931, making him around 24 years old around the time that she was born. Sounds about right.

    • @missvegan1967
      @missvegan1967 2 роки тому

      @@hollygolightly9878 🤣

  • @KDL522
    @KDL522 4 роки тому +133

    I think she told close friends! Janet Jackson had them both in one of her videos both Jeanette Dubois and her father cab Calloway that’s not a coincidence

    • @Progressisbeautiful
      @Progressisbeautiful 4 роки тому +2

      GOLDBABY522 YES! I remember that!

    • @toribyrd1864
      @toribyrd1864 4 роки тому +4

      Which video was it the it's all right video ?

    • @myluv4lux904
      @myluv4lux904 4 роки тому +1

      That's right...hhhmmmm

    • @kaylao.3326
      @kaylao.3326 4 роки тому +1

      So because they both worked with Janet at some point in time that automatically means that they’re father and daughter? Do y’all not realize how y’all sound? Y’all will say anything on here. at the end of the day, we’re not gonna know until there’s a DNA test between Janet Dubois and Cab Calloway’s kids which I doubt would ever happen or atlease won’t be made public since all of this wasn’t suppose to get out anyways

    • @kaylao.3326
      @kaylao.3326 4 роки тому +1

      Lela Storm the music video with Cab Calloway also had the Nicholas brothers in it and supposedly other legendary people. And that was a separate music video from the one Ja’Net Dubois was in. It sucks that we will never really know the truth, but then again it’s none of our business anyways

  • @reneehicks4629
    @reneehicks4629 4 роки тому +102

    She probably kept it a secret for two reason 1. Her Mom had her out of wedlock and 2. Cab Calloway was a married man when her mother got pregnant with her. It appears his children didn’t know he had an outside child more of a reason for Janet to keep it a secret. A double whammy during the era she grew up in. Why suffer the humiliation of going public chancing that his family will reject and deny you.

    • @planetblack5588
      @planetblack5588 4 роки тому +4

      Renee Hicks this is good research but the only way to really know is DNA.

    • @planetblack5588
      @planetblack5588 4 роки тому +4

      His estate, says there no proof and online sources says her father was Gordon Dubois. DNA is the only way.

    • @mysticdiamond8944
      @mysticdiamond8944 4 роки тому +5

      Planet Black all they have to do is so mitochondrial DNA testing between the living daughter and one of Ja'Net's children. Cab's estate is on some bullshit

  • @nicolebeard9749
    @nicolebeard9749 4 роки тому +1

    I like this old school tea and liked your approach, it wasn't messy and you didn't just speculate like saying they have the same smile or something goofy like that...well done!

  • @maryrobinson4131
    @maryrobinson4131 3 роки тому +14

    Still Love to hear her sing the" Jeffersons" theme song...😊

    • @TeeTee_709
      @TeeTee_709 3 роки тому

      She wrote that song too! 💜💜

    • @maryrobinson4131
      @maryrobinson4131 3 роки тому +2

      @@TeeTee_709 And, no one can sing it like her either..😊 I had no idea that she wrote the song too..😌

  • @prettyqueen573
    @prettyqueen573 4 роки тому +76

    I'm about to rewatch Janet Jackson's "Alright" video and then some reruns of good times and enjoy my night😀

  • @Myisha.So.Bougie
    @Myisha.So.Bougie 4 роки тому +16

    I’m a history buff Laila, so I LOVE this type of stuff! Lol Feel free to drop old school tea anytime! Lol

  • @NikkiCFO
    @NikkiCFO 4 роки тому +14

    Girl, you worked hard for this story and I am super impressed! Thank you for all of the information in such a short time!

  • @goodgracious6364
    @goodgracious6364 4 роки тому +11

    Research indicates that she was married in 1950 to a man named "Sajit Gupta" in Manhattan. Her husband is listed as Hindu. Using calculations, Cab would have only been 25 when Ja'net was born, because he is listed as being born in 1907, and she is listed as being born in 1932. Remarkably, Cab would have only been in his mid 20's during the height of his career in the 1930's with his famous Cotton Club routines! According to Wikipedia, Cab was earning $50,000 a year when he was only 23 years old (in 1930). If Ja'net was his daughter, she was well taken care of!

  • @simplyme381
    @simplyme381 4 роки тому +4

    Calloway’s first wife name was Wenonah "Betty" Conacher. Remember in Good Times Alderman Davis would always call Willona “Wenonah?

  • @greenbyrd3665
    @greenbyrd3665 4 роки тому +48

    I knew something didn't add up, when I saw her age in the obituary. If true, she would have been about 30 when Good Times started. I knew she was younger than Esther Rolle, but not that much! She was still beautiful though, and hey, she was able to keep her secrets. Good for her!

    • @christhomas5761
      @christhomas5761 4 роки тому +1

      True

    • @jaythethinker3994
      @jaythethinker3994 4 роки тому

      That’s probably why they was joking about her age on the show. You never really knew her true age on the show either

    • @greenbyrd3665
      @greenbyrd3665 4 роки тому

      @@jaythethinker3994 true, but she and Florida were supposed to have been in the same high school graduating class. Looking at the two of them, it kind of never made sense.

    • @momoftwins8440
      @momoftwins8440 4 роки тому

      Esther Rolle was 19 or 20 yrs older than John Amos!!

    • @greenbyrd3665
      @greenbyrd3665 4 роки тому

      @@momoftwins8440 I know right? Strange casting, but somehow it all came together and became an iconic show!

  • @kellifrye5723
    @kellifrye5723 4 роки тому +70

    Maury the baby is HIS! She looks JUST like him! Nose area and all!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

    • @diijahlove
      @diijahlove 4 роки тому +9

      And same teeth!

    • @chellebelle2229
      @chellebelle2229 4 роки тому +3

      @Khadiijah Love I said the same thing!

    • @diijahlove
      @diijahlove 4 роки тому

      @@chellebelle2229 yes! 💯

    • @angiearthur1408
      @angiearthur1408 4 роки тому +4

      Cab Calloway, You are the father. 😂😂😂😂

  • @reallytylove
    @reallytylove 4 роки тому +100

    Lailah, this piece was very refreshing. Most women of that generation were mysterious ... That's why most were married. 💡

  • @gtg305h
    @gtg305h 4 роки тому +4

    I mentioned this on Willie D’s UA-cam channel right after he posted her death certificate and none of those duh-duh heads picked up on it, I’m glad you did the research on this, awesome vid!

  • @kinshashalewis1199
    @kinshashalewis1199 3 роки тому +1

    A great story told , I love it, I had no idea that was even a story . Well you learn something new every day , great job…😄😄😄😄😄🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @Tamaranottamera
    @Tamaranottamera 4 роки тому +26

    Awesome content Lailah!! I love the nostalgia tea/ history/story!! 💕❤

    • @LailahLynnTV
      @LailahLynnTV  4 роки тому +4

      Thank you! I think I’m gonna do more of it.

  • @reneedunbar2128
    @reneedunbar2128 4 роки тому +31

    That's great information, you never know who is related to someone..

  • @lyndachandler5042
    @lyndachandler5042 4 роки тому +19

    Thank for sharing this black history moment 💪🏾 you did that!
    and yes I do believe Mr. Cab Calloway was her dad

  • @jayharris8113
    @jayharris8113 4 роки тому +8

    She probably didn't want people in her business. She was beautiful and talented.

  • @manestage5403
    @manestage5403 3 роки тому +1

    Geez! You dug so deep for this. You deserve a million subscribers!🙌🏾

  • @ZariahsCreations
    @ZariahsCreations 4 роки тому +45

    Sissy!!! I’m so proud of this story!! You really gave us the ☕️!!

    • @LailahLynnTV
      @LailahLynnTV  4 роки тому +9

      Thank you!!! This was fun to research so I think I’m gonna do more of these.

    • @kyrelterrhaun
      @kyrelterrhaun 4 роки тому +2

      Lailah Lynn you definitely should. This is a history lesson and tea all in one.

  • @demetryceebritton232
    @demetryceebritton232 4 роки тому +19

    Good tea 💖 A distraction from this crazy world

  • @TONYASIASMOM
    @TONYASIASMOM 4 роки тому +24

    Wow.....You've done your research! Side pieces have been around forever, and no that still doesn't make it right. Rest In Power!

  • @RosalindGash
    @RosalindGash 4 роки тому +12

    At timestamp 9:09 in the picture, I saw a daughter looking lovingly at her father. The expression on her face didn't look like amusement to me. Taking in all the information you provided, I believe that she's the product of an affair between Cab and her mother. If he was like most men, especially musicians, he got around and he liked young women. With him being a legend, I can totally see how she would keep that secret in order to protect his legacy. That generation of people didn't run to tell everything they knew about themselves or somebody else. It was a different era. As long as he accepted her as his daughter and she knew his love, that's all that mattered. You did some good investigating, Lailah! Bravo, lady!

  • @shunnastates1123
    @shunnastates1123 4 роки тому +1

    Wow!!! I knew I lil about Cab Callaway but I am completely full now!!! Thanks for the info , I’m going to see if my mom heard any of this!!!