Share taxi vehicles that follow a rough service route, but can go slightly out of their way to pick up and drop off passengers. In many US cities (e.g. Pittsburgh and Detroit), the term "jitney" refers to an unlicensed taxi cab. The name comes from an archaic, colloquial term for a five-cent piece in the US (the nickel). The common fare for the service when it first came into use was five cents, so the "five-cent cab" or "jitney cab" came to be known for the price charged. In Rhode Island a jitney license plate is used for all public passenger buses,
Cab Calloway Bill Cosby helped establish a scholarship in Calloway's name at the New School for Social Research in Manhattan. In 1985, Cab and his Orchestra appeared at The Ritz London Hotel where he was filmed for a 60-minute BBC TV show called "The Cotton Club comes to the Ritz;" Adelaide Hall, Doc Cheatham, Max Roach, and the Nicholas Brothers also appeared on the bill. In 1986, Calloway appeared at World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)'s "WrestleMania 2" as a guest judge for a boxing match between Rowdy Roddy Piper and Mr. T; it took place at the Nassau Coliseum. Also in 1986, Calloway