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Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world." Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his career. Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw and the saddest man I ever knew." Contrary to occasional assertions that Antigua was Bert Williams' place of birth, the case for The Bahamas is now accepted by most scholars and biographers as irrefutable. The record is clear that Bert was born in Nassau, Bahamas on November 12, 1874 to Frederick Williams Jr. and his wife Julia (née Moncur), both of them natives of The Bahamas as well. This is verified by the Register of Births for St. Matthews Parish, Nassau, Bahamas (ref. entry # 24) showing November 12, 1874 at Nassau as the date and place of birth. Bert's Bahamian origins are also confirmed by the (1920) 14th Census of the United States in which the "actor" Bert Williams working in the "theatre", a resident of New York City, is described as a native of The Bahamas along with his mother, Julia Williams who was listed as living at the time of the Census with Bert and his wife, Lottie née Thompson.
Williams became one of Vaudeville's top solo artists, but he first gained notice as half of the successful double-act "Williams & Walker." He and George Walker performed song-and-dance numbers, comic dialogues and skits, and humorous songs. They fell into stereotypical vaudevillian roles: originally Williams portrayed a slick conniver, while Walker played the "dumb coon" victim of Williams' schemes. However, they soon discovered that they got a better reaction by switching roles. The sharp-featured and slender Walker eventually developed a persona as a strutting dandy, while the stocky Williams played the languorous oaf. Despite his thickset physique, Williams was a master of body language and physical "stage business. A New York Times reviewer wrote, He holds a face for minutes at a time, seemingly, and when he alters it, brings a laugh by the least movement.
In 1899 Bert surprised his partner George Walker and his family when he announced he had recently married Charlotte ("Lottie") Thompson, a singer with whom he had worked professionally, in a very private ceremony. Lottie was a widow 8 years Bert's senior and a homebody, thus the match seemed odd to some who knew the gregarious and constantly traveling Williams, but all who knew them considered them a uniquely happy couple and the union lasted until his death. The Williamses never had children biologically but they adopted three of Lottie's nieces and frequently sheltered orphans and foster children in their homes.
Williams & Walker appeared in a succession of shows, including A Senegambian Carnival, A Lucky Coon, and The Policy Players. Their stars were on the ascent, but they still faced vivid reminders of the limits placed on them by white society. In August 1900, in New York City, hysterical rumors of a white detective having been shot by a black man erupted into an uncontained riot. Unaware of the street violence, Williams & Walker left their theater after a performance and parted ways. Williams headed off in a fortunate direction, but Walker was yanked from a streetcar by a white mob and was beaten.
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Track 1 from the 1967 album James Last Presents George Walker.
Vinyl transfer @ 256kbps.
- published: 12 Jan 2015
- views: 1106
George Robinson aka Harmonica George released this stomper on Toodlin' Town label in 1967 b/w Get some order (about yourself).
- published: 11 May 2012
- views: 4351
A tribute to Aida Overton Walker, Queen of the Cakewalk
The following is a short film celebrating the life of Aida Overton Walker, an unsung pioneer in vaudeville and Black musical theater who paved the way for us. Because of her efforts we are able to perform on integrated stages and in front of multicultural audiences. With this project we hope to shine a spotlight on Black performers who have been left in the dark. Please watch, share, like and comment!
Featuring:
Madelynn Poulson as Aida Overton Walker
DeAndre' Hicks as George Walker
Donavon Harbison as Bert Williams
Script, Voice Over, and Choreography By: Madelynn Poulson
Filming and Editing By: Candace Sinclaire Frazier (@Delafro)
- published: 14 May 2015
- views: 4207
A deeply personal work about identity, destiny and coming to peace with the ghosts of the past, Vaudeville Project is inspired by the life of Adelaide actor Rory Walker’s great grandfather George W Walker, a vaudevillian performer, vocalist and impresario of the early 20th Century.
An episodic series of sketches – songs, dances, comedy routines, trained animal acts, impersonations, magic, acrobatics, juggling, athletics, movies – all performed by one man and his musical sidekick in a heterogeneous wonderment of splendour that will educate, edify, amaze and uplift!
Devised by Brink Productions
Starring Rory Walker
Directed by Chris Drummond
Creative Consultants: Rory Walker, Paul Blackwell, Adam Page, Eliza Lovell, Michael Morley, Jonathon Oxlade, Alan Brough
documentation by Heath Britton
- published: 22 Jul 2015
- views: 201
Victor 35197 - Victor Minstrels - Georgia Minstrels no. 19 1911 (Peerless Quartet - Henry Burr, Albert Campbell, Arthur Collins & John H. Meyer) (Vaudeville Skit) (Golden slippers , My Dusky Rose , I ain't a-goin' to weep no more - Medley)
The Peerless Quartet was an American vocal group that recorded in the early years of the twentieth century. They originally formed to record for Columbia Records, where they were credited as the Columbia Quartet or Columbia Male Quartet. From about 1907, when they began to record for labels other than Columbia, they were more widely known as the Peerless Quartet. The Peerless Quartet was the most commercially successful group of the acoustic era, and made hundreds of recordings, including popular versions of songs such as "Sweet Adeline", "By the Light of the Silvery Moon", "Let Me Call You Sweetheart", and "I Want A Girl (Just Like The Girl That Married Dear Old Dad)". The group continued to record until 1928, with many changes of personnel. They were led until 1910 by Frank C. Stanley, and thereafter by tenor Henry Burr.
- published: 08 May 2014
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Bert Williams was a famous vaudeville performer whose specialty was blackface comedy. This is one of his routines recorded in 1913. Enjoy!
- published: 25 Mar 2009
- views: 5431
You are about to hear one of the "Lost" original recordings of George W. Walker with Bert Williams from their earliest recording session for Victor in Oct. of 1901, singing "Good Afternoon, Mr. Jenkins" (composed by R.C. McPherson & Thomas Lemonier) from the Play/comedy "Sons of Ham". According to the folks at Archeophone Records, no copies of this recording, at the time of their Historic CD release of the "Bert Williams The Early Years, had yet been found". So here for your enjoyment is that historic lost recording, being played here on Youtube. Williams & Walker were one of the first successful African American Comedy duos in the history of the American Theatre, starring in the first Black Produced Musical Comedies at the turn of the last Century. Walker died in 1911, and Williams went on to be one of the most beloved and popular Stars of the Ziegfeld Follies over the next 11 years until his death in 1922. Williams also made many records for Columbia during that time period.Since the lyrics might be a little difficult to make out I have posted them on the screen and you will see them as the record plays, and also here below..
Verse: In upper Broadway where the swells all Congregate,
A dusky Dick-to-do went strolling, and met his fate,
A Saffron Colored lady with a witching smile,
Did this high-toned darkey swell be-guile,
He Wined and dined her on the best at Ca-fe Grand,
Spent his hard earn'd money with a lavish hand,
"Now may I see you home? Said He, I'm sorry Sir it can-not be, for Ma is waiting there for me,
So --
Chorus: "Good Afternoon, Mr. Jenkins, ah'll See you again,
It ain't no earthly use____ for to remain,
'Cause I've enjoyed your Company it's no reason why That I should risk my home for you, So good afternoon, Good bye." Bye__
- published: 27 May 2009
- views: 11235
please note, I do not own any of these records. Please view part of my collection at
http://www.youtube.com/user/djoutrage18/videos
if you do own these records and want me to take them down just ask! rgodridge1@gmail.com
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- published: 07 Jul 2016
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This is a very rare1901 Victor Monarch recording by the early black comic team of Bert Williams and George Walker. Recorded on October 11, 1901, this recording would represent the very first of a precious few recordings that Bert Williams and George Walker would record together. Sales of their Victor Monarch records was very poor indeed and few survive today. But this recording would launch a long and very successful recording career for Bert WIlliams. Sadly though, his partner George Walker would die in 1911 at a very young age. The recording is...what it is...crazy, amateurish and a bit difficult to understand...but I just love it and hope that you do too. By the way, at the very end of the recording we can hear what I believe is George Walker saying, "Are we done?".
- published: 06 May 2009
- views: 6067
please note, I do not own any of these records. Please view part of my collection at
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if you do own these records and want me to take them down just ask! rgodridge1@gmail.com
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- published: 02 Aug 2015
- views: 478
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George Walker (vaudeville)
George Walker (1872 or 1873 – 1911) was an American vaudevillian. In 1893, in San Francisco, Walker met Bert Williams, who became his performing partner. Walker and Williams appeared in The Gold Bug (1895), Clorindy (1897), The Policy Player (1899), Sons of Ham (1900), In Dahomey (1902), Abyssinia (1906), and Bandanna Land (1907). He was married to dancer and choreographer Ada Overton Walker.
Early life
George W. Walker was born in 1873 in Lawrence Kansas, the son of a policeman. He began his career as a child performer, touring in black minstrel and medicine shows. These performances eventually lead Walker to San Francisco in 1893, where at the age of 20, he would meet Bert Williams.
George Walker and Bert Williams
Two prominent figures of the minstrel era were Bert Williams and George Walker. When the duo appeared on the minstrel scene, they dubbed themselves the "Two Real Coons" at the Casino Theatre in New York City in 1896. The debut of Williams and Walker was considered to be significant to black comedy and black professional theatre because of their innovations, such as the hit musical comedy In Dahomey that toured Europe and the U.S., popularizing the cakewalk, and professionalizing American black theatre by founding professional organizations for black entertainers.
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2:17Bert Williams & George Walker - Good Morning Carrie, 1902
Bert Williams & George Walker - Good Morning Carrie, 1902Bert Williams & George Walker - Good Morning Carrie, 1902
Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world." Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his career. Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw and the saddest man I ever knew." Contrary to occasional assertions that Antigua was Bert Williams' place of birth, the case for The Bahamas is now accepted by most scholars and biographers as irrefutable. The record is clear that Bert was born in Nassau, Bahamas on November 12, 1874 to Frederick Williams Jr. and his wife Julia (née Moncur), both of them natives of The Bahamas as well. This is verified by the Register of Births for St. Matthews Parish, Nassau, Bahamas (ref. entry # 24) showing November 12, 1874 at Nassau as the date and place of birth. Bert's Bahamian origins are also confirmed by the (1920) 14th Census of the United States in which the "actor" Bert Williams working in the "theatre", a resident of New York City, is described as a native of The Bahamas along with his mother, Julia Williams who was listed as living at the time of the Census with Bert and his wife, Lottie née Thompson. Williams became one of Vaudeville's top solo artists, but he first gained notice as half of the successful double-act "Williams & Walker." He and George Walker performed song-and-dance numbers, comic dialogues and skits, and humorous songs. They fell into stereotypical vaudevillian roles: originally Williams portrayed a slick conniver, while Walker played the "dumb coon" victim of Williams' schemes. However, they soon discovered that they got a better reaction by switching roles. The sharp-featured and slender Walker eventually developed a persona as a strutting dandy, while the stocky Williams played the languorous oaf. Despite his thickset physique, Williams was a master of body language and physical "stage business. A New York Times reviewer wrote, He holds a face for minutes at a time, seemingly, and when he alters it, brings a laugh by the least movement. In 1899 Bert surprised his partner George Walker and his family when he announced he had recently married Charlotte ("Lottie") Thompson, a singer with whom he had worked professionally, in a very private ceremony. Lottie was a widow 8 years Bert's senior and a homebody, thus the match seemed odd to some who knew the gregarious and constantly traveling Williams, but all who knew them considered them a uniquely happy couple and the union lasted until his death. The Williamses never had children biologically but they adopted three of Lottie's nieces and frequently sheltered orphans and foster children in their homes. Williams & Walker appeared in a succession of shows, including A Senegambian Carnival, A Lucky Coon, and The Policy Players. Their stars were on the ascent, but they still faced vivid reminders of the limits placed on them by white society. In August 1900, in New York City, hysterical rumors of a white detective having been shot by a black man erupted into an uncontained riot. Unaware of the street violence, Williams & Walker left their theater after a performance and parted ways. Williams headed off in a fortunate direction, but Walker was yanked from a streetcar by a white mob and was beaten. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -
3:29Bert Williams and George Walker Final Presentation
Bert Williams and George Walker Final PresentationBert Williams and George Walker Final Presentation
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2:54James Last & George Walker - There's A Kind Of Hush
James Last & George Walker - There's A Kind Of HushJames Last & George Walker - There's A Kind Of Hush
Track 1 from the 1967 album James Last Presents George Walker. Vinyl transfer @ 256kbps. -
2:29Harmonica George - Get in the kitchen and burn (1967)
Harmonica George - Get in the kitchen and burn (1967)Harmonica George - Get in the kitchen and burn (1967)
George Robinson aka Harmonica George released this stomper on Toodlin' Town label in 1967 b/w Get some order (about yourself). -
5:50Queen of the Cake Walk
Queen of the Cake WalkQueen of the Cake Walk
A tribute to Aida Overton Walker, Queen of the Cakewalk The following is a short film celebrating the life of Aida Overton Walker, an unsung pioneer in vaudeville and Black musical theater who paved the way for us. Because of her efforts we are able to perform on integrated stages and in front of multicultural audiences. With this project we hope to shine a spotlight on Black performers who have been left in the dark. Please watch, share, like and comment! Featuring: Madelynn Poulson as Aida Overton Walker DeAndre' Hicks as George Walker Donavon Harbison as Bert Williams Script, Voice Over, and Choreography By: Madelynn Poulson Filming and Editing By: Candace Sinclaire Frazier (@Delafro) -
2:39The Vaudeville Project - creative development
The Vaudeville Project - creative developmentThe Vaudeville Project - creative development
A deeply personal work about identity, destiny and coming to peace with the ghosts of the past, Vaudeville Project is inspired by the life of Adelaide actor Rory Walker’s great grandfather George W Walker, a vaudevillian performer, vocalist and impresario of the early 20th Century. An episodic series of sketches – songs, dances, comedy routines, trained animal acts, impersonations, magic, acrobatics, juggling, athletics, movies – all performed by one man and his musical sidekick in a heterogeneous wonderment of splendour that will educate, edify, amaze and uplift! Devised by Brink Productions Starring Rory Walker Directed by Chris Drummond Creative Consultants: Rory Walker, Paul Blackwell, Adam Page, Eliza Lovell, Michael Morley, Jonathon Oxlade, Alan Brough documentation by Heath Britton -
4:20Victor Minstrels - Georgia Minstrels no. 19 1911 Peerless Quartet Vaudeville Skit
Victor Minstrels - Georgia Minstrels no. 19 1911 Peerless Quartet Vaudeville SkitVictor Minstrels - Georgia Minstrels no. 19 1911 Peerless Quartet Vaudeville Skit
Victor 35197 - Victor Minstrels - Georgia Minstrels no. 19 1911 (Peerless Quartet - Henry Burr, Albert Campbell, Arthur Collins & John H. Meyer) (Vaudeville Skit) (Golden slippers , My Dusky Rose , I ain't a-goin' to weep no more - Medley) The Peerless Quartet was an American vocal group that recorded in the early years of the twentieth century. They originally formed to record for Columbia Records, where they were credited as the Columbia Quartet or Columbia Male Quartet. From about 1907, when they began to record for labels other than Columbia, they were more widely known as the Peerless Quartet. The Peerless Quartet was the most commercially successful group of the acoustic era, and made hundreds of recordings, including popular versions of songs such as "Sweet Adeline", "By the Light of the Silvery Moon", "Let Me Call You Sweetheart", and "I Want A Girl (Just Like The Girl That Married Dear Old Dad)". The group continued to record until 1928, with many changes of personnel. They were led until 1910 by Frank C. Stanley, and thereafter by tenor Henry Burr. -
3:13MY LANDLADY by Bert Williams - Vaudeville Comedy Routine from 1913
MY LANDLADY by Bert Williams - Vaudeville Comedy Routine from 1913MY LANDLADY by Bert Williams - Vaudeville Comedy Routine from 1913
Bert Williams was a famous vaudeville performer whose specialty was blackface comedy. This is one of his routines recorded in 1913. Enjoy! -
3:08Williams & Walker "The Lost Recording" - Good Afternoon Mr. Jenkins - 1901 Victor Monarch Record
Williams & Walker "The Lost Recording" - Good Afternoon Mr. Jenkins - 1901 Victor Monarch RecordWilliams & Walker "The Lost Recording" - Good Afternoon Mr. Jenkins - 1901 Victor Monarch Record
You are about to hear one of the "Lost" original recordings of George W. Walker with Bert Williams from their earliest recording session for Victor in Oct. of 1901, singing "Good Afternoon, Mr. Jenkins" (composed by R.C. McPherson & Thomas Lemonier) from the Play/comedy "Sons of Ham". According to the folks at Archeophone Records, no copies of this recording, at the time of their Historic CD release of the "Bert Williams The Early Years, had yet been found". So here for your enjoyment is that historic lost recording, being played here on Youtube. Williams & Walker were one of the first successful African American Comedy duos in the history of the American Theatre, starring in the first Black Produced Musical Comedies at the turn of the last Century. Walker died in 1911, and Williams went on to be one of the most beloved and popular Stars of the Ziegfeld Follies over the next 11 years until his death in 1922. Williams also made many records for Columbia during that time period.Since the lyrics might be a little difficult to make out I have posted them on the screen and you will see them as the record plays, and also here below.. Verse: In upper Broadway where the swells all Congregate, A dusky Dick-to-do went strolling, and met his fate, A Saffron Colored lady with a witching smile, Did this high-toned darkey swell be-guile, He Wined and dined her on the best at Ca-fe Grand, Spent his hard earn'd money with a lavish hand, "Now may I see you home? Said He, I'm sorry Sir it can-not be, for Ma is waiting there for me, So -- Chorus: "Good Afternoon, Mr. Jenkins, ah'll See you again, It ain't no earthly use____ for to remain, 'Cause I've enjoyed your Company it's no reason why That I should risk my home for you, So good afternoon, Good bye." Bye__ -
3:21Bert Williams & George Walker - Pretty Desdemone 1906 Columbia-3410.Mp3
Bert Williams & George Walker - Pretty Desdemone 1906 Columbia-3410.Mp3Bert Williams & George Walker - Pretty Desdemone 1906 Columbia-3410.Mp3
please note, I do not own any of these records. Please view part of my collection at http://www.youtube.com/user/djoutrage18/videos if you do own these records and want me to take them down just ask! rgodridge1@gmail.com -Video Upload powered by https://www.TunesToTube.com -
4:451901 Williams And Walker Victor Monarch Record Played On Victor Model 'D' Phonograph
1901 Williams And Walker Victor Monarch Record Played On Victor Model 'D' Phonograph1901 Williams And Walker Victor Monarch Record Played On Victor Model 'D' Phonograph
This is a very rare1901 Victor Monarch recording by the early black comic team of Bert Williams and George Walker. Recorded on October 11, 1901, this recording would represent the very first of a precious few recordings that Bert Williams and George Walker would record together. Sales of their Victor Monarch records was very poor indeed and few survive today. But this recording would launch a long and very successful recording career for Bert WIlliams. Sadly though, his partner George Walker would die in 1911 at a very young age. The recording is...what it is...crazy, amateurish and a bit difficult to understand...but I just love it and hope that you do too. By the way, at the very end of the recording we can hear what I believe is George Walker saying, "Are we done?". -
2:40Bert Williams - My Little Zulu Babe (+ George Walker) 8-11-1901
Bert Williams - My Little Zulu Babe (+ George Walker) 8-11-1901Bert Williams - My Little Zulu Babe (+ George Walker) 8-11-1901
please note, I do not own any of these records. Please view part of my collection at http://www.youtube.com/user/djoutrage18/videos if you do own these records and want me to take them down just ask! rgodridge1@gmail.com -uploaded in HD at http://www.TunesToTube.com -
2:57An introduction to WORDLESS! Art Spiegelman's intellectual vaudeville show
An introduction to WORDLESS! Art Spiegelman's intellectual vaudeville showAn introduction to WORDLESS! Art Spiegelman's intellectual vaudeville show
UPCOMING SHOWS: 11 Nov 2016 London Jazz Festival, Barbican Centre, London UK More details and updates on the blog: http://art-spiegelmans-wordless.tumbl... WORDLESS!, U.S. Tour, October 2014 Celebrated cartoonist Art Spiegelman presents an innovative hybrid of slides, talk, and musical performance created in collaboration with acclaimed jazz composer Phillip Johnston. Spiegelman leads audiences on a personal tour of the first graphic novels—silent picture stories made by early-20th-century masters like Frans Masereel, Lynd Ward, and Milt Gross—accompanied by an all-new score by Johnston, who performs with his sextet. In navigating "the battle between words and pictures," Spiegelman smashes at the hyphen between high and low art, featuring a new work drawn specifically for this project called "Shaping Thought!" PAST SHOWS: 20 Sep 2015 Comicópolis, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA 10 Mar 2015 Williams College, Williams MA, USA 13 Mar 2015 Miller Theatre, Columbia University, NYC, USA 26 Oct 2014 Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA, USA 21 Oct 2014 Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, Washington DC, USA 19 Oct 2014 Kaufman Center, Kansas City, MO, USA 19 Oct 2014 Kaufman Center, Kansas City, MO, USA 17 Oct 2014 USCSB, Santa Barbara, CA, USA 15 Oct 2014 UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA 14 Oct 2014 USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA 14 Oct 2014 USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA 14 Oct 2014 USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA 12 Oct 2014 Seattle, WA, USA 10 Oct 2014 UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA 08 Oct 2014 Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, USA 24 Jan 2014 University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA 22 Jan 2014 Colorado College, Colorado Springs, USA 18 Jan 2014 Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York, USA 05 Oct 2013 Graphic Festival, Sydney Opera House, Sydney, AUSTRALIA -
1:58The Knick "Williams and Walker"
The Knick "Williams and Walker"The Knick "Williams and Walker"
Playing the role of Bert Williams, vaudeville star of the 1920's in the Cinemax series "The Knick" -
0:44Virtual Vaudeville - Sandow
Virtual Vaudeville - SandowVirtual Vaudeville - Sandow
Sandow the Magnificent was the most famous strongman of his time, and is widely regarded today as the first modern body-builder. This clip shows a preliminary animation of the first few seconds of Sandow's routine. http://virtualvaudeville.com -
2:23Bert Williams Famous Poker Routine
Bert Williams Famous Poker Routine -
2:49Bert Williams - All Going Out And Nothing Coming In
Bert Williams - All Going Out And Nothing Coming InBert Williams - All Going Out And Nothing Coming In
Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world." Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his career. Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw and the saddest man I ever knew." Contrary to occasional assertions that Antigua was Bert Williams' place of birth, the case for The Bahamas is now accepted by most scholars and biographers as irrefutable. The record is clear that Bert was born in Nassau, Bahamas on November 12, 1874 to Frederick Williams Jr. and his wife Julia (née Moncur), both of them natives of The Bahamas as well. This is verified by the Register of Births for St. Matthews Parish, Nassau, Bahamas (ref. entry # 24) showing November 12, 1874 at Nassau as the date and place of birth. Bert's Bahamian origins are also confirmed by the (1920) 14th Census of the United States in which the "actor" Bert Williams working in the "theatre", a resident of New York City, is described as a native of The Bahamas along with his mother, Julia Williams who was listed as living at the time of the Census with Bert and his wife, Lottie née Thompson. Williams became one of Vaudeville's top solo artists, but he first gained notice as half of the successful double-act "Williams & Walker." He and George Walker performed song-and-dance numbers, comic dialogues and skits, and humorous songs. They fell into stereotypical vaudevillian roles: originally Williams portrayed a slick conniver, while Walker played the "dumb coon" victim of Williams' schemes. However, they soon discovered that they got a better reaction by switching roles. The sharp-featured and slender Walker eventually developed a persona as a strutting dandy, while the stocky Williams played the languorous oaf. Despite his thickset physique, Williams was a master of body language and physical "stage business. A New York Times reviewer wrote, He holds a face for minutes at a time, seemingly, and when he alters it, brings a laugh by the least movement. In 1899 Bert surprised his partner George Walker and his family when he announced he had recently married Charlotte ("Lottie") Thompson, a singer with whom he had worked professionally, in a very private ceremony. Lottie was a widow 8 years Bert's senior and a homebody, thus the match seemed odd to some who knew the gregarious and constantly traveling Williams, but all who knew them considered them a uniquely happy couple and the union lasted until his death. The Williamses never had children biologically but they adopted three of Lottie's nieces and frequently sheltered orphans and foster children in their homes. Williams & Walker appeared in a succession of shows, including A Senegambian Carnival, A Lucky Coon, and The Policy Players. Their stars were on the ascent, but they still faced vivid reminders of the limits placed on them by white society. In August 1900, in New York City, hysterical rumors of a white detective having been shot by a black man erupted into an uncontained riot. Unaware of the street violence, Williams & Walker left their theater after a performance and parted ways. Williams headed off in a fortunate direction, but Walker was yanked from a streetcar by a white mob and was beaten. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -
49:511982 Vintage Film | Batley Variety Club | The History
1982 Vintage Film | Batley Variety Club | The History1982 Vintage Film | Batley Variety Club | The History
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2:51April 18, 1920 recording "Unlucky Blues", Bert Williams
April 18, 1920 recording "Unlucky Blues", Bert WilliamsApril 18, 1920 recording "Unlucky Blues", Bert Williams
Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was a Bahamian American and was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world." Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his long career. Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw – and the saddest man I ever knew." Contents 1 Early life 2 Sons of Ham and In Dahomey 3 Abyssinia and recording success 4 Bandanna Land 5 Solo career 6 Ziegfeld Follies 7 Late career and death 8 Legacy 9 See also 10 Footnotes 11 Further reading 12 External links Early life Williams was born in Nassau, The Bahamas, on November 12, 1874, to Frederick Williams Jr. and his wife Julia. At the age of 11, Bert permanently emigrated with his parents, moving to Florida. The family later moved to Riverside, California, where he graduated from Riverside High School. In 1893, while still a teenager, he joined different West Coast minstrel shows, including Martin and Selig's Mastodon Minstrels, where he first met his future professional partner, George Walker. He and Walker performed song-and-dance numbers, comic dialogues and skits, and humorous songs. They fell into stereotypical vaudevillian roles: originally Williams portrayed a slick conniver, while Walker played the "dumb coon" victim of Williams' schemes. However, they soon discovered that they got a better reaction by switching roles. The sharp-featured and slender Walker eventually developed a persona as a strutting dandy, while the stocky Williams played the languorous oaf. Despite his thickset physique, Williams was a master of body language and physical "stage business." A New York Times reviewer wrote: "He holds a face for minutes at a time, seemingly, and when he alters it, bring[s] a laugh by the least movement." In late 1896, the pair were added to The Gold Bug, a struggling musical. The show did not survive, but Williams & Walker got good reviews, and were able to secure higher profile bookings. They headlined the Koster and Bial's vaudeville house for 36 weeks in 1896-97, where their spirited version of the cakewalk helped popularize the dance. The pair performed in burnt-cork blackface, as was customary at the time, billing themselves as "Two Real Coons" to distinguish their act from the many white minstrels also performing in blackface. Williams also made his first recordings in 1896, but none are known to survive. While playing off the "coon" formula, Williams & Walker's act and demeanor subtly undermined it as well. Camille Forbes wrote, "They called into question the possible realness of blackface performers who only emphasized their artificiality by recourse to burnt cork; after all, Williams did not really need the burnt cork to be black," despite his lighter skin complexion. He even would pull over a wig full of kinky hair in order to help conceal his wavy hair. Terry Waldo also noted the layered irony in their cakewalk routine, which presented them as mainstream blacks performing a dance in a way that lampooned whites who'd mocked a black dance that originally satirized plantation whites' ostentatiously fussy mannerisms. The pair also made sure to present themselves as immaculately groomed and classily dressed in their publicity photos, which were used for advertising and on the covers of sheet music promoting their songs. In this way, they drew a contrast between their real-life comportment and the comical characters they portrayed onstage. However, this aspect of their act was ambiguous enough that some black newspapers still criticized the duo for failing to uplift the dignity of their race. In 1899, Bert surprised his partner George Walker and his family when he announced he had recently married Charlotte ("Lottie") Thompson, a singer with whom he had worked professionally, in a very private ceremony. Lottie was a widow eight years Bert's senior. Thus, the match seemed odd to some who knew the gregarious and constantly traveling Williams, but all who knew them considered them a uniquely happy couple and the union lasted until his death. The Williamses never had children biologically, but they adopted three of Lottie's nieces and frequently sheltered orphans and foster children in their homes. Wikipedia -
2:57Scatman Crothers Blackface Minstrel Comedy
Scatman Crothers Blackface Minstrel ComedyScatman Crothers Blackface Minstrel Comedy
Scatman Crothers and F.E. Miller doing a classic "Indefinite Talk" routine in a minstrel show. Flournoy Eakin Miller (1885 - 1971) was a writer and lyricist who was also a Broadway actor and vaudeville performer who partnered with Aubrey Lyles. Miller was a pioneer in the development of African American musical theater, and later a writer on the Amos 'n' Andy Show. Read more about the history of blackface and minstrel shows at http://black-face.com Clip used with permission of the copyright holder: Kit Parker Films -
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The Vaudeville Project - creative development
The Vaudeville Project - creative developmentThe Vaudeville Project - creative development
A deeply personal work about identity, destiny and coming to peace with the ghosts of the past, Vaudeville Project is inspired by the life of Adelaide actor Rory Walker’s great grandfather George W Walker, a vaudevillian performer, vocalist and impresario of the early 20th Century. An episodic series of sketches – songs, dances, comedy routines, trained animal acts, impersonations, magic, acrobatics, juggling, athletics, movies – all performed by one man and his musical sidekick in a heterogeneous wonderment of splendour that will educate, edify, amaze and uplift! Devised by Brink Productions Starring Rory Walker Directed by Chris Drummond Creative Consultants: Rory Walker, Paul Blackwell, Adam Page, Eliza Lovell, Michael Morley, Jonathon Oxlade, Alan Brough documentation by Heath Britton -
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Bert Williams & George Walker - Good Morning Carrie, 1902
Bert Williams & George Walker - Good Morning Carrie, 1902Bert Williams & George Walker - Good Morning Carrie, 1902
Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world." Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his career. Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw and the saddest man I ever knew." Contrary to occasional assertions that Antigua was Bert Williams' place of birth, the case for The Bahamas is now accepted by most scholars and biographers as irrefutable. The record is clear that Bert was born in Nassau, Bahamas on November 12, 1874 to Frederick Williams Jr. and his wife Julia (née Moncur), both of them natives of The Bahamas as well. This is verified by the Register of Births for St. Matthews Parish, Nassau, Bahamas (ref. entry # 24) showing November 12, 1874 at Nassau as the date and place of birth. Bert's Bahamian origins are also confirmed by the (1920) 14th Census of the United States in which the "actor" Bert Williams working in the "theatre", a resident of New York City, is described as a native of The Bahamas along with his mother, Julia Williams who was listed as living at the time of the Census with Bert and his wife, Lottie née Thompson. Williams became one of Vaudeville's top solo artists, but he first gained notice as half of the successful double-act "Williams & Walker." He and George Walker performed song-and-dance numbers, comic dialogues and skits, and humorous songs. They fell into stereotypical vaudevillian roles: originally Williams portrayed a slick conniver, while Walker played the "dumb coon" victim of Williams' schemes. However, they soon discovered that they got a better reaction by switching roles. The sharp-featured and slender Walker eventually developed a persona as a strutting dandy, while the stocky Williams played the languorous oaf. Despite his thickset physique, Williams was a master of body language and physical "stage business. A New York Times reviewer wrote, He holds a face for minutes at a time, seemingly, and when he alters it, brings a laugh by the least movement. In 1899 Bert surprised his partner George Walker and his family when he announced he had recently married Charlotte ("Lottie") Thompson, a singer with whom he had worked professionally, in a very private ceremony. Lottie was a widow 8 years Bert's senior and a homebody, thus the match seemed odd to some who knew the gregarious and constantly traveling Williams, but all who knew them considered them a uniquely happy couple and the union lasted until his death. The Williamses never had children biologically but they adopted three of Lottie's nieces and frequently sheltered orphans and foster children in their homes. Williams & Walker appeared in a succession of shows, including A Senegambian Carnival, A Lucky Coon, and The Policy Players. Their stars were on the ascent, but they still faced vivid reminders of the limits placed on them by white society. In August 1900, in New York City, hysterical rumors of a white detective having been shot by a black man erupted into an uncontained riot. Unaware of the street violence, Williams & Walker left their theater after a performance and parted ways. Williams headed off in a fortunate direction, but Walker was yanked from a streetcar by a white mob and was beaten. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -
2:51
April 18, 1920 recording "Unlucky Blues", Bert Williams
April 18, 1920 recording "Unlucky Blues", Bert WilliamsApril 18, 1920 recording "Unlucky Blues", Bert Williams
Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was a Bahamian American and was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world." Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his long career. Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw – and the saddest man I ever knew." Contents 1 Early life 2 Sons of Ham and In Dahomey 3 Abyssinia and recording success 4 Bandanna Land 5 Solo career 6 Ziegfeld Follies 7 Late career and death 8 Legacy 9 See also 10 Footnotes 11 Further reading 12 External links Early life Williams was born in Nassau, The Bahamas, on November 12, 1874, to Frederick Williams Jr. and his wife Julia. At the age of 11, Bert permanently emigrated with his parents, moving to Florida. The family later moved to Riverside, California, where he graduated from Riverside High School. In 1893, while still a teenager, he joined different West Coast minstrel shows, including Martin and Selig's Mastodon Minstrels, where he first met his future professional partner, George Walker. He and Walker performed song-and-dance numbers, comic dialogues and skits, and humorous songs. They fell into stereotypical vaudevillian roles: originally Williams portrayed a slick conniver, while Walker played the "dumb coon" victim of Williams' schemes. However, they soon discovered that they got a better reaction by switching roles. The sharp-featured and slender Walker eventually developed a persona as a strutting dandy, while the stocky Williams played the languorous oaf. Despite his thickset physique, Williams was a master of body language and physical "stage business." A New York Times reviewer wrote: "He holds a face for minutes at a time, seemingly, and when he alters it, bring[s] a laugh by the least movement." In late 1896, the pair were added to The Gold Bug, a struggling musical. The show did not survive, but Williams & Walker got good reviews, and were able to secure higher profile bookings. They headlined the Koster and Bial's vaudeville house for 36 weeks in 1896-97, where their spirited version of the cakewalk helped popularize the dance. The pair performed in burnt-cork blackface, as was customary at the time, billing themselves as "Two Real Coons" to distinguish their act from the many white minstrels also performing in blackface. Williams also made his first recordings in 1896, but none are known to survive. While playing off the "coon" formula, Williams & Walker's act and demeanor subtly undermined it as well. Camille Forbes wrote, "They called into question the possible realness of blackface performers who only emphasized their artificiality by recourse to burnt cork; after all, Williams did not really need the burnt cork to be black," despite his lighter skin complexion. He even would pull over a wig full of kinky hair in order to help conceal his wavy hair. Terry Waldo also noted the layered irony in their cakewalk routine, which presented them as mainstream blacks performing a dance in a way that lampooned whites who'd mocked a black dance that originally satirized plantation whites' ostentatiously fussy mannerisms. The pair also made sure to present themselves as immaculately groomed and classily dressed in their publicity photos, which were used for advertising and on the covers of sheet music promoting their songs. In this way, they drew a contrast between their real-life comportment and the comical characters they portrayed onstage. However, this aspect of their act was ambiguous enough that some black newspapers still criticized the duo for failing to uplift the dignity of their race. In 1899, Bert surprised his partner George Walker and his family when he announced he had recently married Charlotte ("Lottie") Thompson, a singer with whom he had worked professionally, in a very private ceremony. Lottie was a widow eight years Bert's senior. Thus, the match seemed odd to some who knew the gregarious and constantly traveling Williams, but all who knew them considered them a uniquely happy couple and the union lasted until his death. The Williamses never had children biologically, but they adopted three of Lottie's nieces and frequently sheltered orphans and foster children in their homes. Wikipedia -
2:17Bert Williams And George Walker - Good Morning Carrie, 1902
Bert Williams And George Walker - Good Morning Carrie, 1902Bert Williams And George Walker - Good Morning Carrie, 1902
Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world." Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his career. Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw and the saddest man I ever knew." Contrary to occasional assertions that Antigua was Bert Williams' place of birth, the case for The Bahamas is now accepted by most scholars and biographers as irrefutable. The record is clear that Bert was born in Nassau, Bahamas on November 12, 1874 to Frederick Williams Jr. and his wife Julia (née Moncur), both of them natives of The Bahamas as well. This is verified by the Register of Births for St. Matthews Parish, Nassau, Bahamas (ref. entry # 24) showing November 12, 1874 at Nassau as the date and place of birth. Bert's Bahamian origins are also confirmed by the (1920) 14th Census of the United States in which the "actor" Bert Williams working in the "theatre", a resident of New York City, is described as a native of The Bahamas along with his mother, Julia Williams who was listed as living at the time of the Census with Bert and his wife, Lottie née Thompson. Williams became one of Vaudeville's top solo artists, but he first gained notice as half of the successful double-act "Williams & Walker." He and George Walker performed song-and-dance numbers, comic dialogues and skits, and humorous songs. They fell into stereotypical vaudevillian roles: originally Williams portrayed a slick conniver, while Walker played the "dumb coon" victim of Williams' schemes. However, they soon discovered that they got a better reaction by switching roles. The sharp-featured and slender Walker eventually developed a persona as a strutting dandy, while the stocky Williams played the languorous oaf. Despite his thickset physique, Williams was a master of body language and physical "stage business. A New York Times reviewer wrote, He holds a face for minutes at a time, seemingly, and when he alters it, brings a laugh by the least movement. In 1899 Bert surprised his partner George Walker and his family when he announced he had recently married Charlotte ("Lottie") Thompson, a singer with whom he had worked professionally, in a very private ceremony. Lottie was a widow 8 years Bert's senior and a homebody, thus the match seemed odd to some who knew the gregarious and constantly traveling Williams, but all who knew them considered them a uniquely happy couple and the union lasted until his death. The Williamses never had children biologically but they adopted three of Lottie's nieces and frequently sheltered orphans and foster children in their homes. Williams & Walker appeared in a succession of shows, including A Senegambian Carnival, A Lucky Coon, and The Policy Players. Their stars were on the ascent, but they still faced vivid reminders of the limits placed on them by white society. In August 1900, in New York City, hysterical rumors of a white detective having been shot by a black man erupted into an uncontained riot. Unaware of the street violence, Williams & Walker left their theater after a performance and parted ways. Williams headed off in a fortunate direction, but Walker was yanked from a streetcar by a white mob and was beaten. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -
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Bert Williams - All Going Out And Nothing Coming In
Bert Williams - All Going Out And Nothing Coming InBert Williams - All Going Out And Nothing Coming In
Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world." Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his career. Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw and the saddest man I ever knew." Contrary to occasional assertions that Antigua was Bert Williams' place of birth, the case for The Bahamas is now accepted by most scholars and biographers as irrefutable. The record is clear that Bert was born in Nassau, Bahamas on November 12, 1874 to Frederick Williams Jr. and his wife Julia (née Moncur), both of them natives of The Bahamas as well. This is verified by the Register of Births for St. Matthews Parish, Nassau, Bahamas (ref. entry # 24) showing November 12, 1874 at Nassau as the date and place of birth. Bert's Bahamian origins are also confirmed by the (1920) 14th Census of the United States in which the "actor" Bert Williams working in the "theatre", a resident of New York City, is described as a native of The Bahamas along with his mother, Julia Williams who was listed as living at the time of the Census with Bert and his wife, Lottie née Thompson. Williams became one of Vaudeville's top solo artists, but he first gained notice as half of the successful double-act "Williams & Walker." He and George Walker performed song-and-dance numbers, comic dialogues and skits, and humorous songs. They fell into stereotypical vaudevillian roles: originally Williams portrayed a slick conniver, while Walker played the "dumb coon" victim of Williams' schemes. However, they soon discovered that they got a better reaction by switching roles. The sharp-featured and slender Walker eventually developed a persona as a strutting dandy, while the stocky Williams played the languorous oaf. Despite his thickset physique, Williams was a master of body language and physical "stage business. A New York Times reviewer wrote, He holds a face for minutes at a time, seemingly, and when he alters it, brings a laugh by the least movement. In 1899 Bert surprised his partner George Walker and his family when he announced he had recently married Charlotte ("Lottie") Thompson, a singer with whom he had worked professionally, in a very private ceremony. Lottie was a widow 8 years Bert's senior and a homebody, thus the match seemed odd to some who knew the gregarious and constantly traveling Williams, but all who knew them considered them a uniquely happy couple and the union lasted until his death. The Williamses never had children biologically but they adopted three of Lottie's nieces and frequently sheltered orphans and foster children in their homes. Williams & Walker appeared in a succession of shows, including A Senegambian Carnival, A Lucky Coon, and The Policy Players. Their stars were on the ascent, but they still faced vivid reminders of the limits placed on them by white society. In August 1900, in New York City, hysterical rumors of a white detective having been shot by a black man erupted into an uncontained riot. Unaware of the street violence, Williams & Walker left their theater after a performance and parted ways. Williams headed off in a fortunate direction, but Walker was yanked from a streetcar by a white mob and was beaten. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
'George Walker' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:
Head Trauma (2006)
Actors: Brandee Sanders (actress), Josh Cramer (editor), Josh Cramer (actor), John Stefanic (actor), John Stefanic (producer), Lance Weiler (director), Lance Weiler (writer), Lance Weiler (producer), Mary Monahan (actress), Mark Farkas (miscellaneous crew), Mark Farkas (miscellaneous crew), David Beard (actor), Brian Majeska (writer), Jamil A.C. Mangan (actor), Robert Weiler (actor),
Plot: After a 20 year absence, drifter, George Walker, returns home to settle his grandmother's estate. As if awakening from a long dream, he finds his childhood home condemned and littered with the remnants of squatters. In the midst of trying to save his past, George falls and strikes his head, triggering an onslaught of vivid nightmares and waking visions. As the horror intrudes on George's reality, his conviction grows that someone or something is trying to kill him.
Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller,Rupture (2005)
Actors: Mark Irvingsen (actor), Erin Tambellini (miscellaneous crew), Timothy Jieh (producer), Timothy Jieh (miscellaneous crew), Natalie Hsieh (producer), Marie Matiko (actress), Shohei Urata (composer), Yiuwing Lam (editor), Yiuwing Lam (director), Yiuwing Lam (writer), Karen Martin (composer), Andy Yip (producer), Stefanie Budiman (actress), Stephanie Johnson (actress), Anthony Di Novi (actor),
Genres: Drama, Short,Taglines: A lonely taxi driver finds the woman of his dreams or so it seems...
In the Can (2005)
Actors: Ethan S. Knightchilde (director), Ethan S. Knightchilde (editor), Ethan S. Knightchilde (producer), Ethan S. Knightchilde (writer), T. David Rutherford (actor), Adrian Hernandez (composer), Corey Simpson (actor), Robbie Jenks (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Short, Thriller,Taglines: Be careful what you wish for...
Helgerån (1988)
Actors: Joseph W. Sarno (editor), Joseph W. Sarno (writer), Joseph W. Sarno (director), Kurt Sinclair (actor), Gunnar Ernblad (actor), Christine Moore (actress), Christine Moore (actress), Harvey Siegel (actor), Shannon McMahon (actress), Gary Warner (actor), Amy Brentano (actress), Dan Erickson (actor), Godfrey Nelson (composer), Robbin Banx (actress), Matthew Sarno (actor),
Genres: ,Soul Man (1986)
Actors: Melora Hardin (actress), Karen Golden (miscellaneous crew), Tom Scott (composer), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (actress), Leslie Nielsen (actor), Lori A. Balton (miscellaneous crew), Rae Dawn Chong (actress), James Earl Jones (actor), Wallace Langham (actor), M.C. Gainey (actor), Arye Gross (actor), C. Thomas Howell (actor), James Sikking (actor), Deborah Ross (miscellaneous crew), Steve Tisch (producer),
Plot: Mark doesn't expect any problems in going to college: he and his friend have reserved places in Harvard and his parents have the money to pay for his education there. But suddenly his father's neurotic psychiatrist advises him to go on vacation in Hawaii instead of spending more money on his son. Since Mark wants to keep his lifestyle, including a fancy car and a flat shared with his friend, he seeks financial support. The only foundation which still accepts applications is for blacks only -- no problem, with lots of bronzing pills and "soul in his voice" he sets out to Harvard. Soon he has to realize that being black will cause some people to handle him differently.
Keywords: african-american-slur, african-american-stereotype, basketball, black-american-slur, black-american-stereotype, boy, bronzing-skin-lotion, buddy, dinner, farceGenres: Comedy, Romance,
Taglines: A comedy with heart and soul. Mark needs a scholarship to get into Harvard. There's one more available for a black student. The problem is Mark's not black... Yet. He didn't give up. He got down.
Quotes:
Professor Banks: Mr. Watson, I am not a humorless man, but if you insist on taking up my class time making jokes, please see to it that they are funny.Mark: This is the Cosby decade. America loves black people.
Mark Watson: Mom! Dad! There's something I have to tell you... I'm black.
Mark Watson: She told me they have support for people whose parents are poor, but not for those whose parents are assholes.
Mark Watson: I got the money, Brad.::Brad Small: Oh? How?::Mark Watson: Where there's a will, there's a way...::Brad Small: Yeah? And what's your way?::Mark Watson: It's a SECRET way.::Gordon Bloomfeld: A secret way...::Brad Small: Well thats great Mark-o, but just in case your "secret way" falls through, feel free to look me up! Thanks for the cocktail Gordon...::Mark Watson: You didn't believe me, do ya? You don't believe me! Well the joke's on you sucker, because I'm going to Harvard and DON'T CALL ME A LIAR! That asshole thinks I'm lying!::Gordon Bloomfeld: Mark! You ARE lying...
Professor Banks: I understand you are allowed one phone call from jail?::Mark Watson: Yes.::Professor Banks: Next time you get arrested, use it to call me. I'll bring you your books. You can study in jail.
Mark Watson: With all due respect, sir, I just spent 18 hours locked in a jail cell, on no formal charges, getting pulverized by drunken bigots!
Professor Banks: If you've had some sort of accident, Mr Watson, perhaps you should have taken the entire day off.::Mark: Oh. I'm fine. I just got in sort of a fight. I mean, it wasn't my fault! You see they threw me in this cell with these real ass - - some extremely unsportsman-like fellows.
Professor Banks: Some of you may have had easy lives up until now. Some of you may not. Life this semester won't be *easy* for any of you. Your grades in your first year of law school can determine your entire future in the law.
Gordon Bloomfeld: Objection!::Professor Banks: To what?::Gordon Bloomfeld: Quite frankly, to your tone of voice.
The Clonus Horror (1979)
Actors: Keenan Wynn (actor), Lurene Tuttle (actress), Peter Graves (actor), Eileen Dietz (actress), Chuck Hayward (actor), Mark L. Rosen (producer), Frank Birney (actor), Robert Gordon (editor), George P. Wilbur (actor), Durinda Wood (costume designer), Dick Sargent (actor), Eugene Robert Glazer (actor), Zale Kessler (actor), Frank Ashmore (actor), Peter R.J. Deyell (producer),
Plot: A young man escapes from a government-run project called 'Clonus' only to find out that Jeff Knight (Peter Graves), a presidential candidate, is conspiring to keep Clonus a secret. Top government officials are aware of it and support the super-secret project, because they are cloning themselves to live longer and better lives at the expense of their slave-like clone counterparts. Ethical and moral values are explored as the escapee known as Richard (Tim Donnelly) returns to Clonus, only to find his girlfriend lobotomized for government security purposes.
Keywords: 1970s, 30-year-old, actor-playing-multiple-roles, america, artificial-human, assumed-superiority, bare-chested-male, bathrobe, beer-can, being-watchedGenres: Horror, Sci-Fi,
Taglines: WARNING: The shock and horror of this film is unusually intense. It is not a film for the faint-hearted. The only thing they don't use... is the scream. Beautiful young people used again and again and again ...until there's nothing left to use. [USA] Where science and nightmare merge. Welcome to America.
The Golden Gate Murders (1979)
Actors: Byron Morrow (actor), Lloyd Bochner (actor), Jason Wingreen (actor), Sol Kaplan (composer), Kim Hunter (actress), Walter Grauman (director), Susannah York (actress), William Boyett (actor), David S. Cass Sr. (actor), Alan Fudge (actor), David Janssen (actor), Regis Cordic (actor), Sandy Ward (actor), Jon Lormer (actor), Richard Bull (actor),
Plot: An elderly, venerable priest, goes over the Golden Gate bridge and everyone except his nurse, Sister Benecia, believes that it was suicide. Sister Benecia finally convices the police department to assign a dectective, the cynical, irascible Paul Silver, to investigate. The "Mad Nun" and the "Mad Cop" become a formidable investigative team -- and much, much more.
Keywords: archbishop, bishop, golden-gate-bridge, mother-superior, murder, nun, priest, san-francisco-californiaGenres: Mystery, Thriller,
Streit um Percy (1954)
Actors: Friedrich Joloff (actor), Peter Lehmbrock (actor), Rolf Möbius (actor), Hans-Waldemar Bublitz (director), Ruth Nimbach (actress), Käthe Braun (actress), Walter Strasen (actor), Charlotte Radspieler (actress), Angela Cenery (actress), Kurt Paqué (writer), Richard Drosten (actor), Horst Kupper (actor), Axel Krell (actor),
Genres: Drama,Saddle Leather Law (1944)
Actors: Aaron Stell (editor), Budd Buster (actor), Ed Cassidy (actor), Steve Clark (actor), William Gould (actor), Herman Hack (actor), Reed Howes (actor), Bob Kortman (actor), Frank LaRue (actor), Frank O'Connor (actor), Charles Starrett (actor), Dub Taylor (actor), Jimmy Wakely (actor), Jimmy Wakely (actor), Jack Fier (producer),
Plot: A posse, hunting the assailant of Denton's Partner, captures Steve Carlisle (Charles Starrett), who identifies himself as a mineralogist sent to check the area for quartz for radio parts. Calling at the Denton ranch, Steve hires Cannonball Mullins (Dub Taylor), who has just been fired by Jane Fielding (Vi Athens), Denton's ward. Steve learns that she wants to sell the ranch to the Empire Syndicate. Paul Edwards (Lloyd Bridges), syndicate representative, plans to convert the ranch into a swank hotel-gambling operation. At a party which Jane gives for Edwards, Hiram Denton (William Gould), is murdered and Steve is accused. He and Cannonball escape before the sheriff can take them into custody, and in searching for evidence find that Jane and Edwards are married and have done the killings in order to gain the ranch.
Keywords: 1940s, accordion, b-movie, b-western, california, comic-sidekick, deception, deputy, duplicity, funny-sidekickGenres: Action, Musical, Western,
Taglines: Smoking six-guns...sizzling excitement...as crooked gamblers battle the law...and lose! (original poster) SEE WESTERN JUSTICE CORRAL GAMBLER CROOKS FOR THE LAST ROUNDUP! (original poster - all caps) Outlaws can't win when these singin'...shootin' sheriffs hit the thrill trail! (original poster) WESTERN JUSTICE BLAZES INTO ACTION! (original Card-A poster - all caps) ACTION... Blazing in the Hills! MUSIC... Zinging Over the Plains! THRILLS... Exploding on the Screen!
Walker, George Filmography
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Walker, George Filmography
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1978, role: miscellaneous crew
Walker, George Filmography
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George Walker
ALBUMS
- The Composer~Performer released: 1994
- American Trombone Concertos released: 1993
- Reger, Walker, Ravel, Liszt/Busoni (piano: Frederick Moyer) released: 1986
The Composer~Performer
Released 1994- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Aeolian Harp / The Banshee
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Letter
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Waltz-Gavotte
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Fantasy in Space
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Image
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Praises and Prayers
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Organbook I: Fanfare
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Spatials: Variations for Piano
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Divirtimento for Flute, Cello, and Piano
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Five Sonorous Inventions
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Nantucket Songs: The Dance / Nantucket / Go, Lovely Rose
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Petroushskates
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Samba D Hiccup
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Strange Quiet, Part I
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Requiem for Bosnia
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Nine Songs Ritual Opera: "Water Spirit"
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Apocalypse: An Electronic Opera (excerpt)
American Trombone Concertos
Released 1993- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Fantasy for Trombone and Orchestra, op. 42: Moderately Fast
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Fantasy for Trombone and Orchestra, op. 42: Slower
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Fantasy for Trombone and Orchestra, op. 42: Faster
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra: I. Allegro
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra: II. Grave
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra: III. Allegro
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Eine kleine Posaunenmusik: I. Allegro
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Eine kleine Posaunenmusik: II. Recitative: Broadly, Freely
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Eine kleine Posaunenmusik: III. Scherzo: Vivace
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Eine kleine Posaunenmusik: IV. Chorale: Lento
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Eine kleine Posaunenmusik: V. Allegro energico
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra: I. Allegro
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra: II. Lento
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra: III. Allegro moderato - Lento - Tempo I
Reger, Walker, Ravel, Liszt/Busoni (piano: Frederick Moyer)
Released 1986- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Four Studies for the Left Hand: Scherzo
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Four Studies for the Left Hand: Humoreske
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Four Studies for the Left Hand: Romanze
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Four Studies for the Left Hand: Präludium und Fuge
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Piano Sonata No.: I.
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Piano Sonata No.: II.
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Valses nobles et sentimentales: I.
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Valses nobles et sentimentales: II.
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Valses nobles et sentimentales: III.
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Valses nobles et sentimentales: IV.
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Valses nobles et sentimentales: V.
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Valses nobles et sentimentales: VI.
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Valses nobles et sentimentales: VII.
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Valses nobles et sentimentales: VIII.
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Three Etudes after the Grand Etudes of Paganini, No. 5: La Chasse
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Three Etudes after the Grand Etudes of Paganini, No. 4: Arpeggio
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Three Etudes after the Grand Etudes of Paganini, No. 3: La Campanella
George Walker
ALBUMS
George Walker
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Bert Williams & George Walker - Good Morning Carrie, 1902
Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world." Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his career. Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw and the saddest man I ever knew." Contrary to ...
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Bert Williams and George Walker Final Presentation
published: 24 Jul 2013 -
James Last & George Walker - There's A Kind Of Hush
Track 1 from the 1967 album James Last Presents George Walker. Vinyl transfer @ 256kbps.
published: 12 Jan 2015 -
Harmonica George - Get in the kitchen and burn (1967)
George Robinson aka Harmonica George released this stomper on Toodlin' Town label in 1967 b/w Get some order (about yourself).
published: 11 May 2012 -
Queen of the Cake Walk
A tribute to Aida Overton Walker, Queen of the Cakewalk The following is a short film celebrating the life of Aida Overton Walker, an unsung pioneer in vaudeville and Black musical theater who paved the way for us. Because of her efforts we are able to perform on integrated stages and in front of multicultural audiences. With this project we hope to shine a spotlight on Black performers who have been left in the dark. Please watch, share, like and comment! Featuring: Madelynn Poulson as Aida Overton Walker DeAndre' Hicks as George Walker Donavon Harbison as Bert Williams Script, Voice Over, and Choreography By: Madelynn Poulson Filming and Editing By: Candace Sinclaire Frazier (@Delafro)
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The Vaudeville Project - creative development
A deeply personal work about identity, destiny and coming to peace with the ghosts of the past, Vaudeville Project is inspired by the life of Adelaide actor Rory Walker’s great grandfather George W Walker, a vaudevillian performer, vocalist and impresario of the early 20th Century. An episodic series of sketches – songs, dances, comedy routines, trained animal acts, impersonations, magic, acrobatics, juggling, athletics, movies – all performed by one man and his musical sidekick in a heterogeneous wonderment of splendour that will educate, edify, amaze and uplift! Devised by Brink Productions Starring Rory Walker Directed by Chris Drummond Creative Consultants: Rory Walker, Paul Blackwell, Adam Page, Eliza Lovell, Michael Morley, Jonathon Oxlade, Alan Brough documentation by Heath Bri...
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Victor Minstrels - Georgia Minstrels no. 19 1911 Peerless Quartet Vaudeville Skit
Victor 35197 - Victor Minstrels - Georgia Minstrels no. 19 1911 (Peerless Quartet - Henry Burr, Albert Campbell, Arthur Collins & John H. Meyer) (Vaudeville Skit) (Golden slippers , My Dusky Rose , I ain't a-goin' to weep no more - Medley) The Peerless Quartet was an American vocal group that recorded in the early years of the twentieth century. They originally formed to record for Columbia Records, where they were credited as the Columbia Quartet or Columbia Male Quartet. From about 1907, when they began to record for labels other than Columbia, they were more widely known as the Peerless Quartet. The Peerless Quartet was the most commercially successful group of the acoustic era, and made hundreds of recordings, including popular versions of songs such as "Sweet Adeline", "By the Light ...
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MY LANDLADY by Bert Williams - Vaudeville Comedy Routine from 1913
Bert Williams was a famous vaudeville performer whose specialty was blackface comedy. This is one of his routines recorded in 1913. Enjoy!
published: 25 Mar 2009 -
Williams & Walker "The Lost Recording" - Good Afternoon Mr. Jenkins - 1901 Victor Monarch Record
You are about to hear one of the "Lost" original recordings of George W. Walker with Bert Williams from their earliest recording session for Victor in Oct. of 1901, singing "Good Afternoon, Mr. Jenkins" (composed by R.C. McPherson & Thomas Lemonier) from the Play/comedy "Sons of Ham". According to the folks at Archeophone Records, no copies of this recording, at the time of their Historic CD release of the "Bert Williams The Early Years, had yet been found". So here for your enjoyment is that historic lost recording, being played here on Youtube. Williams & Walker were one of the first successful African American Comedy duos in the history of the American Theatre, starring in the first Black Produced Musical Comedies at the turn of the last Century. Walker died in 1911, and Williams we...
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Bert Williams & George Walker - Pretty Desdemone 1906 Columbia-3410.Mp3
please note, I do not own any of these records. Please view part of my collection at http://www.youtube.com/user/djoutrage18/videos if you do own these records and want me to take them down just ask! rgodridge1@gmail.com -Video Upload powered by https://www.TunesToTube.com
published: 07 Jul 2016 -
1901 Williams And Walker Victor Monarch Record Played On Victor Model 'D' Phonograph
This is a very rare1901 Victor Monarch recording by the early black comic team of Bert Williams and George Walker. Recorded on October 11, 1901, this recording would represent the very first of a precious few recordings that Bert Williams and George Walker would record together. Sales of their Victor Monarch records was very poor indeed and few survive today. But this recording would launch a long and very successful recording career for Bert WIlliams. Sadly though, his partner George Walker would die in 1911 at a very young age. The recording is...what it is...crazy, amateurish and a bit difficult to understand...but I just love it and hope that you do too. By the way, at the very end of the recording we can hear what I believe is George Walker saying, "Are we done?".
published: 06 May 2009 -
Bert Williams - My Little Zulu Babe (+ George Walker) 8-11-1901
please note, I do not own any of these records. Please view part of my collection at http://www.youtube.com/user/djoutrage18/videos if you do own these records and want me to take them down just ask! rgodridge1@gmail.com -uploaded in HD at http://www.TunesToTube.com
published: 02 Aug 2015 -
An introduction to WORDLESS! Art Spiegelman's intellectual vaudeville show
UPCOMING SHOWS: 11 Nov 2016 London Jazz Festival, Barbican Centre, London UK More details and updates on the blog: http://art-spiegelmans-wordless.tumbl... WORDLESS!, U.S. Tour, October 2014 Celebrated cartoonist Art Spiegelman presents an innovative hybrid of slides, talk, and musical performance created in collaboration with acclaimed jazz composer Phillip Johnston. Spiegelman leads audiences on a personal tour of the first graphic novels—silent picture stories made by early-20th-century masters like Frans Masereel, Lynd Ward, and Milt Gross—accompanied by an all-new score by Johnston, who performs with his sextet. In navigating "the battle between words and pictures," Spiegelman smashes at the hyphen between high and low art, featuring a new work drawn specifically for this pro...
published: 24 Oct 2016 -
The Knick "Williams and Walker"
Playing the role of Bert Williams, vaudeville star of the 1920's in the Cinemax series "The Knick"
published: 10 Feb 2016 -
Virtual Vaudeville - Sandow
Sandow the Magnificent was the most famous strongman of his time, and is widely regarded today as the first modern body-builder. This clip shows a preliminary animation of the first few seconds of Sandow's routine. http://virtualvaudeville.com
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Bert Williams - All Going Out And Nothing Coming In
Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world." Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his career. Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw and the saddest man I ever knew." Contrary to ...
published: 20 Jan 2015 -
1982 Vintage Film | Batley Variety Club | The History
http://www.batleyfrontier.co.uk/ Available for Private Hire! Contact us today: PAST PERFORMERS INCLUDE... (in no particular order) ::: The Bachelors, Kenny Ball and the Jazzmen, Donald Peers, Bob Monkhouse, Jayne Mansfield, Ernie Tomasso, Adam Faith, Maggy Sarragne, Jimmy Marshall, Jimmy Wheeler, Des Lane, Barry Lane, Helen Shapiro, John Bouchier, Les Escudos, Swinging Blue Jeans, P J Proby, Peter and Gordon, John Walker, Kathy Kirby, Jimmy Tarbuck, Christine Evans, Lonnie Donegan, Max Wall, Sandie Shaw, Ted Rogers, Billy Daniels, Lulu, Matt Monro, Joyce Howard, Billy Cotton, The Temperance Seven, Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas, The Beverley Sisters, David Conway, Scott Walker, Billy Fury, Will Gaines, The Chants, Eric Delaney Showband, Johnny Hackett, Three Monarchs, Frankie Vaughan, Audr...
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April 18, 1920 recording "Unlucky Blues", Bert Williams
Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was a Bahamian American and was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world." Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his long career. Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw – and the sa...
published: 18 Apr 2017 -
Scatman Crothers Blackface Minstrel Comedy
Scatman Crothers and F.E. Miller doing a classic "Indefinite Talk" routine in a minstrel show. Flournoy Eakin Miller (1885 - 1971) was a writer and lyricist who was also a Broadway actor and vaudeville performer who partnered with Aubrey Lyles. Miller was a pioneer in the development of African American musical theater, and later a writer on the Amos 'n' Andy Show. Read more about the history of blackface and minstrel shows at http://black-face.com Clip used with permission of the copyright holder: Kit Parker Films
published: 09 Jan 2013 -
The Vaudeville Project - creative development
A deeply personal work about identity, destiny and coming to peace with the ghosts of the past, Vaudeville Project is inspired by the life of Adelaide actor Rory Walker’s great grandfather George W Walker, a vaudevillian performer, vocalist and impresario of the early 20th Century. An episodic series of sketches – songs, dances, comedy routines, trained animal acts, impersonations, magic, acrobatics, juggling, athletics, movies – all performed by one man and his musical sidekick in a heterogeneous wonderment of splendour that will educate, edify, amaze and uplift! Devised by Brink Productions Starring Rory Walker Directed by Chris Drummond Creative Consultants: Rory Walker, Paul Blackwell, Adam Page, Eliza Lovell, Michael Morley, Jonathon Oxlade, Alan Brough documentation by Heath Bri...
published: 22 Jul 2015 -
Bert Williams & George Walker - Good Morning Carrie, 1902
Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world." Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his career. Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw and the saddest man I ever knew." Contrary to ...
published: 20 Jan 2015 -
April 18, 1920 recording "Unlucky Blues", Bert Williams
Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was a Bahamian American and was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world." Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his long career. Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw – and the sa...
published: 18 Apr 2017 -
Bert Williams And George Walker - Good Morning Carrie, 1902
Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world." Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his career. Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw and the saddest man I ever knew." Contrary to ...
published: 20 Jan 2015 -
Bert Williams - All Going Out And Nothing Coming In
Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world." Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his career. Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw and the saddest man I ever knew." Contrary to ...
published: 20 Jan 2015
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Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all au...
Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world." Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his career. Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw and the saddest man I ever knew." Contrary to occasional assertions that Antigua was Bert Williams' place of birth, the case for The Bahamas is now accepted by most scholars and biographers as irrefutable. The record is clear that Bert was born in Nassau, Bahamas on November 12, 1874 to Frederick Williams Jr. and his wife Julia (née Moncur), both of them natives of The Bahamas as well. This is verified by the Register of Births for St. Matthews Parish, Nassau, Bahamas (ref. entry # 24) showing November 12, 1874 at Nassau as the date and place of birth. Bert's Bahamian origins are also confirmed by the (1920) 14th Census of the United States in which the "actor" Bert Williams working in the "theatre", a resident of New York City, is described as a native of The Bahamas along with his mother, Julia Williams who was listed as living at the time of the Census with Bert and his wife, Lottie née Thompson.
Williams became one of Vaudeville's top solo artists, but he first gained notice as half of the successful double-act "Williams & Walker." He and George Walker performed song-and-dance numbers, comic dialogues and skits, and humorous songs. They fell into stereotypical vaudevillian roles: originally Williams portrayed a slick conniver, while Walker played the "dumb coon" victim of Williams' schemes. However, they soon discovered that they got a better reaction by switching roles. The sharp-featured and slender Walker eventually developed a persona as a strutting dandy, while the stocky Williams played the languorous oaf. Despite his thickset physique, Williams was a master of body language and physical "stage business. A New York Times reviewer wrote, He holds a face for minutes at a time, seemingly, and when he alters it, brings a laugh by the least movement.
In 1899 Bert surprised his partner George Walker and his family when he announced he had recently married Charlotte ("Lottie") Thompson, a singer with whom he had worked professionally, in a very private ceremony. Lottie was a widow 8 years Bert's senior and a homebody, thus the match seemed odd to some who knew the gregarious and constantly traveling Williams, but all who knew them considered them a uniquely happy couple and the union lasted until his death. The Williamses never had children biologically but they adopted three of Lottie's nieces and frequently sheltered orphans and foster children in their homes.
Williams & Walker appeared in a succession of shows, including A Senegambian Carnival, A Lucky Coon, and The Policy Players. Their stars were on the ascent, but they still faced vivid reminders of the limits placed on them by white society. In August 1900, in New York City, hysterical rumors of a white detective having been shot by a black man erupted into an uncontained riot. Unaware of the street violence, Williams & Walker left their theater after a performance and parted ways. Williams headed off in a fortunate direction, but Walker was yanked from a streetcar by a white mob and was beaten.
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Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world." Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his career. Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw and the saddest man I ever knew." Contrary to occasional assertions that Antigua was Bert Williams' place of birth, the case for The Bahamas is now accepted by most scholars and biographers as irrefutable. The record is clear that Bert was born in Nassau, Bahamas on November 12, 1874 to Frederick Williams Jr. and his wife Julia (née Moncur), both of them natives of The Bahamas as well. This is verified by the Register of Births for St. Matthews Parish, Nassau, Bahamas (ref. entry # 24) showing November 12, 1874 at Nassau as the date and place of birth. Bert's Bahamian origins are also confirmed by the (1920) 14th Census of the United States in which the "actor" Bert Williams working in the "theatre", a resident of New York City, is described as a native of The Bahamas along with his mother, Julia Williams who was listed as living at the time of the Census with Bert and his wife, Lottie née Thompson.
Williams became one of Vaudeville's top solo artists, but he first gained notice as half of the successful double-act "Williams & Walker." He and George Walker performed song-and-dance numbers, comic dialogues and skits, and humorous songs. They fell into stereotypical vaudevillian roles: originally Williams portrayed a slick conniver, while Walker played the "dumb coon" victim of Williams' schemes. However, they soon discovered that they got a better reaction by switching roles. The sharp-featured and slender Walker eventually developed a persona as a strutting dandy, while the stocky Williams played the languorous oaf. Despite his thickset physique, Williams was a master of body language and physical "stage business. A New York Times reviewer wrote, He holds a face for minutes at a time, seemingly, and when he alters it, brings a laugh by the least movement.
In 1899 Bert surprised his partner George Walker and his family when he announced he had recently married Charlotte ("Lottie") Thompson, a singer with whom he had worked professionally, in a very private ceremony. Lottie was a widow 8 years Bert's senior and a homebody, thus the match seemed odd to some who knew the gregarious and constantly traveling Williams, but all who knew them considered them a uniquely happy couple and the union lasted until his death. The Williamses never had children biologically but they adopted three of Lottie's nieces and frequently sheltered orphans and foster children in their homes.
Williams & Walker appeared in a succession of shows, including A Senegambian Carnival, A Lucky Coon, and The Policy Players. Their stars were on the ascent, but they still faced vivid reminders of the limits placed on them by white society. In August 1900, in New York City, hysterical rumors of a white detective having been shot by a black man erupted into an uncontained riot. Unaware of the street violence, Williams & Walker left their theater after a performance and parted ways. Williams headed off in a fortunate direction, but Walker was yanked from a streetcar by a white mob and was beaten.
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- published: 20 Jan 2015
- views: 4524
Bert Williams and George Walker Final Presentation
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:29
- Updated: 24 Jul 2013
- views: 5869
- published: 24 Jul 2013
- views: 5869
James Last & George Walker - There's A Kind Of Hush
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:54
- Updated: 12 Jan 2015
- views: 1106
Track 1 from the 1967 album James Last Presents George Walker.
Vinyl transfer @ 256kbps.
- published: 12 Jan 2015
- views: 1106
Harmonica George - Get in the kitchen and burn (1967)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:29
- Updated: 11 May 2012
- views: 4351
George Robinson aka Harmonica George released this stomper on Toodlin' Town label in 1967 b/w Get some order (about yourself).
George Robinson aka Harmonica George released this stomper on Toodlin' Town label in 1967 b/w Get some order (about yourself).
https://wn.com/Harmonica_George_Get_In_The_Kitchen_And_Burn_(1967)
George Robinson aka Harmonica George released this stomper on Toodlin' Town label in 1967 b/w Get some order (about yourself).
- published: 11 May 2012
- views: 4351
Queen of the Cake Walk
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- Duration: 5:50
- Updated: 14 May 2015
- views: 4207
A tribute to Aida Overton Walker, Queen of the Cakewalk
The following is a short film celebrating the life of Aida Overton Walker, an unsung pioneer in vaudevi...
A tribute to Aida Overton Walker, Queen of the Cakewalk
The following is a short film celebrating the life of Aida Overton Walker, an unsung pioneer in vaudeville and Black musical theater who paved the way for us. Because of her efforts we are able to perform on integrated stages and in front of multicultural audiences. With this project we hope to shine a spotlight on Black performers who have been left in the dark. Please watch, share, like and comment!
Featuring:
Madelynn Poulson as Aida Overton Walker
DeAndre' Hicks as George Walker
Donavon Harbison as Bert Williams
Script, Voice Over, and Choreography By: Madelynn Poulson
Filming and Editing By: Candace Sinclaire Frazier (@Delafro)
https://wn.com/Queen_Of_The_Cake_Walk
A tribute to Aida Overton Walker, Queen of the Cakewalk
The following is a short film celebrating the life of Aida Overton Walker, an unsung pioneer in vaudeville and Black musical theater who paved the way for us. Because of her efforts we are able to perform on integrated stages and in front of multicultural audiences. With this project we hope to shine a spotlight on Black performers who have been left in the dark. Please watch, share, like and comment!
Featuring:
Madelynn Poulson as Aida Overton Walker
DeAndre' Hicks as George Walker
Donavon Harbison as Bert Williams
Script, Voice Over, and Choreography By: Madelynn Poulson
Filming and Editing By: Candace Sinclaire Frazier (@Delafro)
- published: 14 May 2015
- views: 4207
The Vaudeville Project - creative development
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:39
- Updated: 22 Jul 2015
- views: 201
A deeply personal work about identity, destiny and coming to peace with the ghosts of the past, Vaudeville Project is inspired by the life of Adelaide actor Ror...
A deeply personal work about identity, destiny and coming to peace with the ghosts of the past, Vaudeville Project is inspired by the life of Adelaide actor Rory Walker’s great grandfather George W Walker, a vaudevillian performer, vocalist and impresario of the early 20th Century.
An episodic series of sketches – songs, dances, comedy routines, trained animal acts, impersonations, magic, acrobatics, juggling, athletics, movies – all performed by one man and his musical sidekick in a heterogeneous wonderment of splendour that will educate, edify, amaze and uplift!
Devised by Brink Productions
Starring Rory Walker
Directed by Chris Drummond
Creative Consultants: Rory Walker, Paul Blackwell, Adam Page, Eliza Lovell, Michael Morley, Jonathon Oxlade, Alan Brough
documentation by Heath Britton
https://wn.com/The_Vaudeville_Project_Creative_Development
A deeply personal work about identity, destiny and coming to peace with the ghosts of the past, Vaudeville Project is inspired by the life of Adelaide actor Rory Walker’s great grandfather George W Walker, a vaudevillian performer, vocalist and impresario of the early 20th Century.
An episodic series of sketches – songs, dances, comedy routines, trained animal acts, impersonations, magic, acrobatics, juggling, athletics, movies – all performed by one man and his musical sidekick in a heterogeneous wonderment of splendour that will educate, edify, amaze and uplift!
Devised by Brink Productions
Starring Rory Walker
Directed by Chris Drummond
Creative Consultants: Rory Walker, Paul Blackwell, Adam Page, Eliza Lovell, Michael Morley, Jonathon Oxlade, Alan Brough
documentation by Heath Britton
- published: 22 Jul 2015
- views: 201
Victor Minstrels - Georgia Minstrels no. 19 1911 Peerless Quartet Vaudeville Skit
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:20
- Updated: 08 May 2014
- views: 427
Victor 35197 - Victor Minstrels - Georgia Minstrels no. 19 1911 (Peerless Quartet - Henry Burr, Albert Campbell, Arthur Collins & John H. Meyer) (Vaudeville Sk...
Victor 35197 - Victor Minstrels - Georgia Minstrels no. 19 1911 (Peerless Quartet - Henry Burr, Albert Campbell, Arthur Collins & John H. Meyer) (Vaudeville Skit) (Golden slippers , My Dusky Rose , I ain't a-goin' to weep no more - Medley)
The Peerless Quartet was an American vocal group that recorded in the early years of the twentieth century. They originally formed to record for Columbia Records, where they were credited as the Columbia Quartet or Columbia Male Quartet. From about 1907, when they began to record for labels other than Columbia, they were more widely known as the Peerless Quartet. The Peerless Quartet was the most commercially successful group of the acoustic era, and made hundreds of recordings, including popular versions of songs such as "Sweet Adeline", "By the Light of the Silvery Moon", "Let Me Call You Sweetheart", and "I Want A Girl (Just Like The Girl That Married Dear Old Dad)". The group continued to record until 1928, with many changes of personnel. They were led until 1910 by Frank C. Stanley, and thereafter by tenor Henry Burr.
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Victor 35197 - Victor Minstrels - Georgia Minstrels no. 19 1911 (Peerless Quartet - Henry Burr, Albert Campbell, Arthur Collins & John H. Meyer) (Vaudeville Skit) (Golden slippers , My Dusky Rose , I ain't a-goin' to weep no more - Medley)
The Peerless Quartet was an American vocal group that recorded in the early years of the twentieth century. They originally formed to record for Columbia Records, where they were credited as the Columbia Quartet or Columbia Male Quartet. From about 1907, when they began to record for labels other than Columbia, they were more widely known as the Peerless Quartet. The Peerless Quartet was the most commercially successful group of the acoustic era, and made hundreds of recordings, including popular versions of songs such as "Sweet Adeline", "By the Light of the Silvery Moon", "Let Me Call You Sweetheart", and "I Want A Girl (Just Like The Girl That Married Dear Old Dad)". The group continued to record until 1928, with many changes of personnel. They were led until 1910 by Frank C. Stanley, and thereafter by tenor Henry Burr.
- published: 08 May 2014
- views: 427
MY LANDLADY by Bert Williams - Vaudeville Comedy Routine from 1913
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:13
- Updated: 25 Mar 2009
- views: 5431
Bert Williams was a famous vaudeville performer whose specialty was blackface comedy. This is one of his routines recorded in 1913. Enjoy!
Bert Williams was a famous vaudeville performer whose specialty was blackface comedy. This is one of his routines recorded in 1913. Enjoy!
https://wn.com/My_Landlady_By_Bert_Williams_Vaudeville_Comedy_Routine_From_1913
Bert Williams was a famous vaudeville performer whose specialty was blackface comedy. This is one of his routines recorded in 1913. Enjoy!
- published: 25 Mar 2009
- views: 5431
Williams & Walker "The Lost Recording" - Good Afternoon Mr. Jenkins - 1901 Victor Monarch Record
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:08
- Updated: 27 May 2009
- views: 11235
You are about to hear one of the "Lost" original recordings of George W. Walker with Bert Williams from their earliest recording session for Victor in Oct. of ...
You are about to hear one of the "Lost" original recordings of George W. Walker with Bert Williams from their earliest recording session for Victor in Oct. of 1901, singing "Good Afternoon, Mr. Jenkins" (composed by R.C. McPherson & Thomas Lemonier) from the Play/comedy "Sons of Ham". According to the folks at Archeophone Records, no copies of this recording, at the time of their Historic CD release of the "Bert Williams The Early Years, had yet been found". So here for your enjoyment is that historic lost recording, being played here on Youtube. Williams & Walker were one of the first successful African American Comedy duos in the history of the American Theatre, starring in the first Black Produced Musical Comedies at the turn of the last Century. Walker died in 1911, and Williams went on to be one of the most beloved and popular Stars of the Ziegfeld Follies over the next 11 years until his death in 1922. Williams also made many records for Columbia during that time period.Since the lyrics might be a little difficult to make out I have posted them on the screen and you will see them as the record plays, and also here below..
Verse: In upper Broadway where the swells all Congregate,
A dusky Dick-to-do went strolling, and met his fate,
A Saffron Colored lady with a witching smile,
Did this high-toned darkey swell be-guile,
He Wined and dined her on the best at Ca-fe Grand,
Spent his hard earn'd money with a lavish hand,
"Now may I see you home? Said He, I'm sorry Sir it can-not be, for Ma is waiting there for me,
So --
Chorus: "Good Afternoon, Mr. Jenkins, ah'll See you again,
It ain't no earthly use____ for to remain,
'Cause I've enjoyed your Company it's no reason why That I should risk my home for you, So good afternoon, Good bye." Bye__
https://wn.com/Williams_Walker_The_Lost_Recording_Good_Afternoon_Mr._Jenkins_1901_Victor_Monarch_Record
You are about to hear one of the "Lost" original recordings of George W. Walker with Bert Williams from their earliest recording session for Victor in Oct. of 1901, singing "Good Afternoon, Mr. Jenkins" (composed by R.C. McPherson & Thomas Lemonier) from the Play/comedy "Sons of Ham". According to the folks at Archeophone Records, no copies of this recording, at the time of their Historic CD release of the "Bert Williams The Early Years, had yet been found". So here for your enjoyment is that historic lost recording, being played here on Youtube. Williams & Walker were one of the first successful African American Comedy duos in the history of the American Theatre, starring in the first Black Produced Musical Comedies at the turn of the last Century. Walker died in 1911, and Williams went on to be one of the most beloved and popular Stars of the Ziegfeld Follies over the next 11 years until his death in 1922. Williams also made many records for Columbia during that time period.Since the lyrics might be a little difficult to make out I have posted them on the screen and you will see them as the record plays, and also here below..
Verse: In upper Broadway where the swells all Congregate,
A dusky Dick-to-do went strolling, and met his fate,
A Saffron Colored lady with a witching smile,
Did this high-toned darkey swell be-guile,
He Wined and dined her on the best at Ca-fe Grand,
Spent his hard earn'd money with a lavish hand,
"Now may I see you home? Said He, I'm sorry Sir it can-not be, for Ma is waiting there for me,
So --
Chorus: "Good Afternoon, Mr. Jenkins, ah'll See you again,
It ain't no earthly use____ for to remain,
'Cause I've enjoyed your Company it's no reason why That I should risk my home for you, So good afternoon, Good bye." Bye__
- published: 27 May 2009
- views: 11235
Bert Williams & George Walker - Pretty Desdemone 1906 Columbia-3410.Mp3
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:21
- Updated: 07 Jul 2016
- views: 97
please note, I do not own any of these records. Please view part of my collection at
http://www.youtube.com/user/djoutrage18/videos
if you do own these recor...
please note, I do not own any of these records. Please view part of my collection at
http://www.youtube.com/user/djoutrage18/videos
if you do own these records and want me to take them down just ask! rgodridge1@gmail.com
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please note, I do not own any of these records. Please view part of my collection at
http://www.youtube.com/user/djoutrage18/videos
if you do own these records and want me to take them down just ask! rgodridge1@gmail.com
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- published: 07 Jul 2016
- views: 97
1901 Williams And Walker Victor Monarch Record Played On Victor Model 'D' Phonograph
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:45
- Updated: 06 May 2009
- views: 6067
This is a very rare1901 Victor Monarch recording by the early black comic team of Bert Williams and George Walker. Recorded on October 11, 1901, this recording...
This is a very rare1901 Victor Monarch recording by the early black comic team of Bert Williams and George Walker. Recorded on October 11, 1901, this recording would represent the very first of a precious few recordings that Bert Williams and George Walker would record together. Sales of their Victor Monarch records was very poor indeed and few survive today. But this recording would launch a long and very successful recording career for Bert WIlliams. Sadly though, his partner George Walker would die in 1911 at a very young age. The recording is...what it is...crazy, amateurish and a bit difficult to understand...but I just love it and hope that you do too. By the way, at the very end of the recording we can hear what I believe is George Walker saying, "Are we done?".
https://wn.com/1901_Williams_And_Walker_Victor_Monarch_Record_Played_On_Victor_Model_'D'_Phonograph
This is a very rare1901 Victor Monarch recording by the early black comic team of Bert Williams and George Walker. Recorded on October 11, 1901, this recording would represent the very first of a precious few recordings that Bert Williams and George Walker would record together. Sales of their Victor Monarch records was very poor indeed and few survive today. But this recording would launch a long and very successful recording career for Bert WIlliams. Sadly though, his partner George Walker would die in 1911 at a very young age. The recording is...what it is...crazy, amateurish and a bit difficult to understand...but I just love it and hope that you do too. By the way, at the very end of the recording we can hear what I believe is George Walker saying, "Are we done?".
- published: 06 May 2009
- views: 6067
Bert Williams - My Little Zulu Babe (+ George Walker) 8-11-1901
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:40
- Updated: 02 Aug 2015
- views: 478
please note, I do not own any of these records. Please view part of my collection at
http://www.youtube.com/user/djoutrage18/videos
if you do own these recor...
please note, I do not own any of these records. Please view part of my collection at
http://www.youtube.com/user/djoutrage18/videos
if you do own these records and want me to take them down just ask! rgodridge1@gmail.com
-uploaded in HD at http://www.TunesToTube.com
https://wn.com/Bert_Williams_My_Little_Zulu_Babe_(_George_Walker)_8_11_1901
please note, I do not own any of these records. Please view part of my collection at
http://www.youtube.com/user/djoutrage18/videos
if you do own these records and want me to take them down just ask! rgodridge1@gmail.com
-uploaded in HD at http://www.TunesToTube.com
- published: 02 Aug 2015
- views: 478
An introduction to WORDLESS! Art Spiegelman's intellectual vaudeville show
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:57
- Updated: 24 Oct 2016
- views: 67
UPCOMING SHOWS:
11 Nov 2016 London Jazz Festival, Barbican Centre, London UK
More details and updates on the blog:
http://art-spiegelmans-wordless.tumbl...
...
UPCOMING SHOWS:
11 Nov 2016 London Jazz Festival, Barbican Centre, London UK
More details and updates on the blog:
http://art-spiegelmans-wordless.tumbl...
WORDLESS!, U.S. Tour, October 2014
Celebrated cartoonist Art Spiegelman presents an innovative hybrid of slides, talk, and musical performance created in collaboration with acclaimed jazz composer Phillip Johnston. Spiegelman leads audiences on a personal tour of the first graphic novels—silent picture stories made by early-20th-century masters like Frans Masereel, Lynd Ward, and Milt Gross—accompanied by an all-new score by Johnston, who performs with his sextet.
In navigating "the battle between words and pictures," Spiegelman smashes at the hyphen between high and low art, featuring a new work drawn specifically for this project called "Shaping Thought!"
PAST SHOWS:
20 Sep 2015 Comicópolis, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
10 Mar 2015 Williams College, Williams MA, USA
13 Mar 2015 Miller Theatre, Columbia University, NYC, USA
26 Oct 2014 Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA, USA
21 Oct 2014 Lisner Auditorium,
George Washington University, Washington DC, USA
19 Oct 2014 Kaufman Center, Kansas City, MO, USA
19 Oct 2014 Kaufman Center, Kansas City, MO, USA
17 Oct 2014 USCSB, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
15 Oct 2014 UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
14 Oct 2014 USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA
14 Oct 2014 USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA
14 Oct 2014 USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA
12 Oct 2014 Seattle, WA, USA
10 Oct 2014 UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
08 Oct 2014 Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, USA
24 Jan 2014 University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
22 Jan 2014 Colorado College, Colorado Springs, USA
18 Jan 2014 Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York, USA
05 Oct 2013 Graphic Festival, Sydney Opera House, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
https://wn.com/An_Introduction_To_Wordless_Art_Spiegelman's_Intellectual_Vaudeville_Show
UPCOMING SHOWS:
11 Nov 2016 London Jazz Festival, Barbican Centre, London UK
More details and updates on the blog:
http://art-spiegelmans-wordless.tumbl...
WORDLESS!, U.S. Tour, October 2014
Celebrated cartoonist Art Spiegelman presents an innovative hybrid of slides, talk, and musical performance created in collaboration with acclaimed jazz composer Phillip Johnston. Spiegelman leads audiences on a personal tour of the first graphic novels—silent picture stories made by early-20th-century masters like Frans Masereel, Lynd Ward, and Milt Gross—accompanied by an all-new score by Johnston, who performs with his sextet.
In navigating "the battle between words and pictures," Spiegelman smashes at the hyphen between high and low art, featuring a new work drawn specifically for this project called "Shaping Thought!"
PAST SHOWS:
20 Sep 2015 Comicópolis, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
10 Mar 2015 Williams College, Williams MA, USA
13 Mar 2015 Miller Theatre, Columbia University, NYC, USA
26 Oct 2014 Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA, USA
21 Oct 2014 Lisner Auditorium,
George Washington University, Washington DC, USA
19 Oct 2014 Kaufman Center, Kansas City, MO, USA
19 Oct 2014 Kaufman Center, Kansas City, MO, USA
17 Oct 2014 USCSB, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
15 Oct 2014 UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
14 Oct 2014 USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA
14 Oct 2014 USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA
14 Oct 2014 USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA
12 Oct 2014 Seattle, WA, USA
10 Oct 2014 UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
08 Oct 2014 Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, USA
24 Jan 2014 University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
22 Jan 2014 Colorado College, Colorado Springs, USA
18 Jan 2014 Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York, USA
05 Oct 2013 Graphic Festival, Sydney Opera House, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
- published: 24 Oct 2016
- views: 67
The Knick "Williams and Walker"
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:58
- Updated: 10 Feb 2016
- views: 611
Playing the role of Bert Williams, vaudeville star of the 1920's in the Cinemax series "The Knick"
- published: 10 Feb 2016
- views: 611
Virtual Vaudeville - Sandow
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:44
- Updated: 16 May 2016
- views: 99
Sandow the Magnificent was the most famous strongman of his time, and is widely regarded today as the first modern body-builder. This clip shows a preliminary a...
Sandow the Magnificent was the most famous strongman of his time, and is widely regarded today as the first modern body-builder. This clip shows a preliminary animation of the first few seconds of Sandow's routine.
http://virtualvaudeville.com
https://wn.com/Virtual_Vaudeville_Sandow
Sandow the Magnificent was the most famous strongman of his time, and is widely regarded today as the first modern body-builder. This clip shows a preliminary animation of the first few seconds of Sandow's routine.
http://virtualvaudeville.com
- published: 16 May 2016
- views: 99
Bert Williams Famous Poker Routine
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:23
- Updated: 28 Dec 2014
- views: 4946
Bert Williams - All Going Out And Nothing Coming In
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:49
- Updated: 20 Jan 2015
- views: 439
Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all au...
Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world." Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his career. Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw and the saddest man I ever knew." Contrary to occasional assertions that Antigua was Bert Williams' place of birth, the case for The Bahamas is now accepted by most scholars and biographers as irrefutable. The record is clear that Bert was born in Nassau, Bahamas on November 12, 1874 to Frederick Williams Jr. and his wife Julia (née Moncur), both of them natives of The Bahamas as well. This is verified by the Register of Births for St. Matthews Parish, Nassau, Bahamas (ref. entry # 24) showing November 12, 1874 at Nassau as the date and place of birth. Bert's Bahamian origins are also confirmed by the (1920) 14th Census of the United States in which the "actor" Bert Williams working in the "theatre", a resident of New York City, is described as a native of The Bahamas along with his mother, Julia Williams who was listed as living at the time of the Census with Bert and his wife, Lottie née Thompson.
Williams became one of Vaudeville's top solo artists, but he first gained notice as half of the successful double-act "Williams & Walker." He and George Walker performed song-and-dance numbers, comic dialogues and skits, and humorous songs. They fell into stereotypical vaudevillian roles: originally Williams portrayed a slick conniver, while Walker played the "dumb coon" victim of Williams' schemes. However, they soon discovered that they got a better reaction by switching roles. The sharp-featured and slender Walker eventually developed a persona as a strutting dandy, while the stocky Williams played the languorous oaf. Despite his thickset physique, Williams was a master of body language and physical "stage business. A New York Times reviewer wrote, He holds a face for minutes at a time, seemingly, and when he alters it, brings a laugh by the least movement.
In 1899 Bert surprised his partner George Walker and his family when he announced he had recently married Charlotte ("Lottie") Thompson, a singer with whom he had worked professionally, in a very private ceremony. Lottie was a widow 8 years Bert's senior and a homebody, thus the match seemed odd to some who knew the gregarious and constantly traveling Williams, but all who knew them considered them a uniquely happy couple and the union lasted until his death. The Williamses never had children biologically but they adopted three of Lottie's nieces and frequently sheltered orphans and foster children in their homes.
Williams & Walker appeared in a succession of shows, including A Senegambian Carnival, A Lucky Coon, and The Policy Players. Their stars were on the ascent, but they still faced vivid reminders of the limits placed on them by white society. In August 1900, in New York City, hysterical rumors of a white detective having been shot by a black man erupted into an uncontained riot. Unaware of the street violence, Williams & Walker left their theater after a performance and parted ways. Williams headed off in a fortunate direction, but Walker was yanked from a streetcar by a white mob and was beaten.
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https://wn.com/Bert_Williams_All_Going_Out_And_Nothing_Coming_In
Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world." Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his career. Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw and the saddest man I ever knew." Contrary to occasional assertions that Antigua was Bert Williams' place of birth, the case for The Bahamas is now accepted by most scholars and biographers as irrefutable. The record is clear that Bert was born in Nassau, Bahamas on November 12, 1874 to Frederick Williams Jr. and his wife Julia (née Moncur), both of them natives of The Bahamas as well. This is verified by the Register of Births for St. Matthews Parish, Nassau, Bahamas (ref. entry # 24) showing November 12, 1874 at Nassau as the date and place of birth. Bert's Bahamian origins are also confirmed by the (1920) 14th Census of the United States in which the "actor" Bert Williams working in the "theatre", a resident of New York City, is described as a native of The Bahamas along with his mother, Julia Williams who was listed as living at the time of the Census with Bert and his wife, Lottie née Thompson.
Williams became one of Vaudeville's top solo artists, but he first gained notice as half of the successful double-act "Williams & Walker." He and George Walker performed song-and-dance numbers, comic dialogues and skits, and humorous songs. They fell into stereotypical vaudevillian roles: originally Williams portrayed a slick conniver, while Walker played the "dumb coon" victim of Williams' schemes. However, they soon discovered that they got a better reaction by switching roles. The sharp-featured and slender Walker eventually developed a persona as a strutting dandy, while the stocky Williams played the languorous oaf. Despite his thickset physique, Williams was a master of body language and physical "stage business. A New York Times reviewer wrote, He holds a face for minutes at a time, seemingly, and when he alters it, brings a laugh by the least movement.
In 1899 Bert surprised his partner George Walker and his family when he announced he had recently married Charlotte ("Lottie") Thompson, a singer with whom he had worked professionally, in a very private ceremony. Lottie was a widow 8 years Bert's senior and a homebody, thus the match seemed odd to some who knew the gregarious and constantly traveling Williams, but all who knew them considered them a uniquely happy couple and the union lasted until his death. The Williamses never had children biologically but they adopted three of Lottie's nieces and frequently sheltered orphans and foster children in their homes.
Williams & Walker appeared in a succession of shows, including A Senegambian Carnival, A Lucky Coon, and The Policy Players. Their stars were on the ascent, but they still faced vivid reminders of the limits placed on them by white society. In August 1900, in New York City, hysterical rumors of a white detective having been shot by a black man erupted into an uncontained riot. Unaware of the street violence, Williams & Walker left their theater after a performance and parted ways. Williams headed off in a fortunate direction, but Walker was yanked from a streetcar by a white mob and was beaten.
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1982 Vintage Film | Batley Variety Club | The History
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http://www.batleyfrontier.co.uk/ Available for Private Hire! Contact us today: PAST PERFORMERS INCLUDE... (in no particular order) ::: The Bachelors, Kenny Ball...
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The list is taken from the book "BATLEY PRIDE -- more town tales" by Malcolm H Haigh
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April 18, 1920 recording "Unlucky Blues", Bert Williams
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Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was a Bahamian American and was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most ...
Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was a Bahamian American and was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world."
Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his long career. Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw – and the saddest man I ever knew."
Contents
1 Early life
2 Sons of Ham and In Dahomey
3 Abyssinia and recording success
4 Bandanna Land
5 Solo career
6 Ziegfeld Follies
7 Late career and death
8 Legacy
9 See also
10 Footnotes
11 Further reading
12 External links
Early life
Williams was born in Nassau, The Bahamas, on November 12, 1874, to Frederick Williams Jr. and his wife Julia. At the age of 11, Bert permanently emigrated with his parents, moving to Florida. The family later moved to Riverside, California, where he graduated from Riverside High School. In 1893, while still a teenager, he joined different West Coast minstrel shows, including Martin and Selig's Mastodon Minstrels, where he first met his future professional partner, George Walker.
He and Walker performed song-and-dance numbers, comic dialogues and skits, and humorous songs. They fell into stereotypical vaudevillian roles: originally Williams portrayed a slick conniver, while Walker played the "dumb coon" victim of Williams' schemes. However, they soon discovered that they got a better reaction by switching roles. The sharp-featured and slender Walker eventually developed a persona as a strutting dandy, while the stocky Williams played the languorous oaf. Despite his thickset physique, Williams was a master of body language and physical "stage business." A New York Times reviewer wrote: "He holds a face for minutes at a time, seemingly, and when he alters it, bring[s] a laugh by the least movement."
In late 1896, the pair were added to The Gold Bug, a struggling musical. The show did not survive, but Williams & Walker got good reviews, and were able to secure higher profile bookings. They headlined the Koster and Bial's vaudeville house for 36 weeks in 1896-97, where their spirited version of the cakewalk helped popularize the dance. The pair performed in burnt-cork blackface, as was customary at the time, billing themselves as "Two Real Coons" to distinguish their act from the many white minstrels also performing in blackface. Williams also made his first recordings in 1896, but none are known to survive.
While playing off the "coon" formula, Williams & Walker's act and demeanor subtly undermined it as well. Camille Forbes wrote, "They called into question the possible realness of blackface performers who only emphasized their artificiality by recourse to burnt cork; after all, Williams did not really need the burnt cork to be black," despite his lighter skin complexion. He even would pull over a wig full of kinky hair in order to help conceal his wavy hair. Terry Waldo also noted the layered irony in their cakewalk routine, which presented them as mainstream blacks performing a dance in a way that lampooned whites who'd mocked a black dance that originally satirized plantation whites' ostentatiously fussy mannerisms. The pair also made sure to present themselves as immaculately groomed and classily dressed in their publicity photos, which were used for advertising and on the covers of sheet music promoting their songs. In this way, they drew a contrast between their real-life comportment and the comical characters they portrayed onstage. However, this aspect of their act was ambiguous enough that some black newspapers still criticized the duo for failing to uplift the dignity of their race.
In 1899, Bert surprised his partner George Walker and his family when he announced he had recently married Charlotte ("Lottie") Thompson, a singer with whom he had worked professionally, in a very private ceremony. Lottie was a widow eight years Bert's senior. Thus, the match seemed odd to some who knew the gregarious and constantly traveling Williams, but all who knew them considered them a uniquely happy couple and the union lasted until his death. The Williamses never had children biologically, but they adopted three of Lottie's nieces and frequently sheltered orphans and foster children in their homes.
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Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was a Bahamian American and was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world."
Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his long career. Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw – and the saddest man I ever knew."
Contents
1 Early life
2 Sons of Ham and In Dahomey
3 Abyssinia and recording success
4 Bandanna Land
5 Solo career
6 Ziegfeld Follies
7 Late career and death
8 Legacy
9 See also
10 Footnotes
11 Further reading
12 External links
Early life
Williams was born in Nassau, The Bahamas, on November 12, 1874, to Frederick Williams Jr. and his wife Julia. At the age of 11, Bert permanently emigrated with his parents, moving to Florida. The family later moved to Riverside, California, where he graduated from Riverside High School. In 1893, while still a teenager, he joined different West Coast minstrel shows, including Martin and Selig's Mastodon Minstrels, where he first met his future professional partner, George Walker.
He and Walker performed song-and-dance numbers, comic dialogues and skits, and humorous songs. They fell into stereotypical vaudevillian roles: originally Williams portrayed a slick conniver, while Walker played the "dumb coon" victim of Williams' schemes. However, they soon discovered that they got a better reaction by switching roles. The sharp-featured and slender Walker eventually developed a persona as a strutting dandy, while the stocky Williams played the languorous oaf. Despite his thickset physique, Williams was a master of body language and physical "stage business." A New York Times reviewer wrote: "He holds a face for minutes at a time, seemingly, and when he alters it, bring[s] a laugh by the least movement."
In late 1896, the pair were added to The Gold Bug, a struggling musical. The show did not survive, but Williams & Walker got good reviews, and were able to secure higher profile bookings. They headlined the Koster and Bial's vaudeville house for 36 weeks in 1896-97, where their spirited version of the cakewalk helped popularize the dance. The pair performed in burnt-cork blackface, as was customary at the time, billing themselves as "Two Real Coons" to distinguish their act from the many white minstrels also performing in blackface. Williams also made his first recordings in 1896, but none are known to survive.
While playing off the "coon" formula, Williams & Walker's act and demeanor subtly undermined it as well. Camille Forbes wrote, "They called into question the possible realness of blackface performers who only emphasized their artificiality by recourse to burnt cork; after all, Williams did not really need the burnt cork to be black," despite his lighter skin complexion. He even would pull over a wig full of kinky hair in order to help conceal his wavy hair. Terry Waldo also noted the layered irony in their cakewalk routine, which presented them as mainstream blacks performing a dance in a way that lampooned whites who'd mocked a black dance that originally satirized plantation whites' ostentatiously fussy mannerisms. The pair also made sure to present themselves as immaculately groomed and classily dressed in their publicity photos, which were used for advertising and on the covers of sheet music promoting their songs. In this way, they drew a contrast between their real-life comportment and the comical characters they portrayed onstage. However, this aspect of their act was ambiguous enough that some black newspapers still criticized the duo for failing to uplift the dignity of their race.
In 1899, Bert surprised his partner George Walker and his family when he announced he had recently married Charlotte ("Lottie") Thompson, a singer with whom he had worked professionally, in a very private ceremony. Lottie was a widow eight years Bert's senior. Thus, the match seemed odd to some who knew the gregarious and constantly traveling Williams, but all who knew them considered them a uniquely happy couple and the union lasted until his death. The Williamses never had children biologically, but they adopted three of Lottie's nieces and frequently sheltered orphans and foster children in their homes.
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Scatman Crothers Blackface Minstrel Comedy
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- Duration: 2:57
- Updated: 09 Jan 2013
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Scatman Crothers and F.E. Miller doing a classic "Indefinite Talk" routine in a minstrel show. Flournoy Eakin Miller (1885 - 1971) was a writer and lyricist wh...
Scatman Crothers and F.E. Miller doing a classic "Indefinite Talk" routine in a minstrel show. Flournoy Eakin Miller (1885 - 1971) was a writer and lyricist who was also a Broadway actor and vaudeville performer who partnered with Aubrey Lyles. Miller was a pioneer in the development of African American musical theater, and later a writer on the Amos 'n' Andy Show. Read more about the history of blackface and minstrel shows at http://black-face.com
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Scatman Crothers and F.E. Miller doing a classic "Indefinite Talk" routine in a minstrel show. Flournoy Eakin Miller (1885 - 1971) was a writer and lyricist who was also a Broadway actor and vaudeville performer who partnered with Aubrey Lyles. Miller was a pioneer in the development of African American musical theater, and later a writer on the Amos 'n' Andy Show. Read more about the history of blackface and minstrel shows at http://black-face.com
Clip used with permission of the copyright holder: Kit Parker Films
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The Vaudeville Project - creative development
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- Duration: 2:39
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A deeply personal work about identity, destiny and coming to peace with the ghosts of the past, Vaudeville Project is inspired by the life of Adelaide actor Ror...
A deeply personal work about identity, destiny and coming to peace with the ghosts of the past, Vaudeville Project is inspired by the life of Adelaide actor Rory Walker’s great grandfather George W Walker, a vaudevillian performer, vocalist and impresario of the early 20th Century.
An episodic series of sketches – songs, dances, comedy routines, trained animal acts, impersonations, magic, acrobatics, juggling, athletics, movies – all performed by one man and his musical sidekick in a heterogeneous wonderment of splendour that will educate, edify, amaze and uplift!
Devised by Brink Productions
Starring Rory Walker
Directed by Chris Drummond
Creative Consultants: Rory Walker, Paul Blackwell, Adam Page, Eliza Lovell, Michael Morley, Jonathon Oxlade, Alan Brough
documentation by Heath Britton
https://wn.com/The_Vaudeville_Project_Creative_Development
A deeply personal work about identity, destiny and coming to peace with the ghosts of the past, Vaudeville Project is inspired by the life of Adelaide actor Rory Walker’s great grandfather George W Walker, a vaudevillian performer, vocalist and impresario of the early 20th Century.
An episodic series of sketches – songs, dances, comedy routines, trained animal acts, impersonations, magic, acrobatics, juggling, athletics, movies – all performed by one man and his musical sidekick in a heterogeneous wonderment of splendour that will educate, edify, amaze and uplift!
Devised by Brink Productions
Starring Rory Walker
Directed by Chris Drummond
Creative Consultants: Rory Walker, Paul Blackwell, Adam Page, Eliza Lovell, Michael Morley, Jonathon Oxlade, Alan Brough
documentation by Heath Britton
- published: 22 Jul 2015
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Bert Williams & George Walker - Good Morning Carrie, 1902
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Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all au...
Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world." Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his career. Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw and the saddest man I ever knew." Contrary to occasional assertions that Antigua was Bert Williams' place of birth, the case for The Bahamas is now accepted by most scholars and biographers as irrefutable. The record is clear that Bert was born in Nassau, Bahamas on November 12, 1874 to Frederick Williams Jr. and his wife Julia (née Moncur), both of them natives of The Bahamas as well. This is verified by the Register of Births for St. Matthews Parish, Nassau, Bahamas (ref. entry # 24) showing November 12, 1874 at Nassau as the date and place of birth. Bert's Bahamian origins are also confirmed by the (1920) 14th Census of the United States in which the "actor" Bert Williams working in the "theatre", a resident of New York City, is described as a native of The Bahamas along with his mother, Julia Williams who was listed as living at the time of the Census with Bert and his wife, Lottie née Thompson.
Williams became one of Vaudeville's top solo artists, but he first gained notice as half of the successful double-act "Williams & Walker." He and George Walker performed song-and-dance numbers, comic dialogues and skits, and humorous songs. They fell into stereotypical vaudevillian roles: originally Williams portrayed a slick conniver, while Walker played the "dumb coon" victim of Williams' schemes. However, they soon discovered that they got a better reaction by switching roles. The sharp-featured and slender Walker eventually developed a persona as a strutting dandy, while the stocky Williams played the languorous oaf. Despite his thickset physique, Williams was a master of body language and physical "stage business. A New York Times reviewer wrote, He holds a face for minutes at a time, seemingly, and when he alters it, brings a laugh by the least movement.
In 1899 Bert surprised his partner George Walker and his family when he announced he had recently married Charlotte ("Lottie") Thompson, a singer with whom he had worked professionally, in a very private ceremony. Lottie was a widow 8 years Bert's senior and a homebody, thus the match seemed odd to some who knew the gregarious and constantly traveling Williams, but all who knew them considered them a uniquely happy couple and the union lasted until his death. The Williamses never had children biologically but they adopted three of Lottie's nieces and frequently sheltered orphans and foster children in their homes.
Williams & Walker appeared in a succession of shows, including A Senegambian Carnival, A Lucky Coon, and The Policy Players. Their stars were on the ascent, but they still faced vivid reminders of the limits placed on them by white society. In August 1900, in New York City, hysterical rumors of a white detective having been shot by a black man erupted into an uncontained riot. Unaware of the street violence, Williams & Walker left their theater after a performance and parted ways. Williams headed off in a fortunate direction, but Walker was yanked from a streetcar by a white mob and was beaten.
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Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world." Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his career. Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw and the saddest man I ever knew." Contrary to occasional assertions that Antigua was Bert Williams' place of birth, the case for The Bahamas is now accepted by most scholars and biographers as irrefutable. The record is clear that Bert was born in Nassau, Bahamas on November 12, 1874 to Frederick Williams Jr. and his wife Julia (née Moncur), both of them natives of The Bahamas as well. This is verified by the Register of Births for St. Matthews Parish, Nassau, Bahamas (ref. entry # 24) showing November 12, 1874 at Nassau as the date and place of birth. Bert's Bahamian origins are also confirmed by the (1920) 14th Census of the United States in which the "actor" Bert Williams working in the "theatre", a resident of New York City, is described as a native of The Bahamas along with his mother, Julia Williams who was listed as living at the time of the Census with Bert and his wife, Lottie née Thompson.
Williams became one of Vaudeville's top solo artists, but he first gained notice as half of the successful double-act "Williams & Walker." He and George Walker performed song-and-dance numbers, comic dialogues and skits, and humorous songs. They fell into stereotypical vaudevillian roles: originally Williams portrayed a slick conniver, while Walker played the "dumb coon" victim of Williams' schemes. However, they soon discovered that they got a better reaction by switching roles. The sharp-featured and slender Walker eventually developed a persona as a strutting dandy, while the stocky Williams played the languorous oaf. Despite his thickset physique, Williams was a master of body language and physical "stage business. A New York Times reviewer wrote, He holds a face for minutes at a time, seemingly, and when he alters it, brings a laugh by the least movement.
In 1899 Bert surprised his partner George Walker and his family when he announced he had recently married Charlotte ("Lottie") Thompson, a singer with whom he had worked professionally, in a very private ceremony. Lottie was a widow 8 years Bert's senior and a homebody, thus the match seemed odd to some who knew the gregarious and constantly traveling Williams, but all who knew them considered them a uniquely happy couple and the union lasted until his death. The Williamses never had children biologically but they adopted three of Lottie's nieces and frequently sheltered orphans and foster children in their homes.
Williams & Walker appeared in a succession of shows, including A Senegambian Carnival, A Lucky Coon, and The Policy Players. Their stars were on the ascent, but they still faced vivid reminders of the limits placed on them by white society. In August 1900, in New York City, hysterical rumors of a white detective having been shot by a black man erupted into an uncontained riot. Unaware of the street violence, Williams & Walker left their theater after a performance and parted ways. Williams headed off in a fortunate direction, but Walker was yanked from a streetcar by a white mob and was beaten.
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April 18, 1920 recording "Unlucky Blues", Bert Williams
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Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was a Bahamian American and was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most ...
Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was a Bahamian American and was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world."
Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his long career. Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw – and the saddest man I ever knew."
Contents
1 Early life
2 Sons of Ham and In Dahomey
3 Abyssinia and recording success
4 Bandanna Land
5 Solo career
6 Ziegfeld Follies
7 Late career and death
8 Legacy
9 See also
10 Footnotes
11 Further reading
12 External links
Early life
Williams was born in Nassau, The Bahamas, on November 12, 1874, to Frederick Williams Jr. and his wife Julia. At the age of 11, Bert permanently emigrated with his parents, moving to Florida. The family later moved to Riverside, California, where he graduated from Riverside High School. In 1893, while still a teenager, he joined different West Coast minstrel shows, including Martin and Selig's Mastodon Minstrels, where he first met his future professional partner, George Walker.
He and Walker performed song-and-dance numbers, comic dialogues and skits, and humorous songs. They fell into stereotypical vaudevillian roles: originally Williams portrayed a slick conniver, while Walker played the "dumb coon" victim of Williams' schemes. However, they soon discovered that they got a better reaction by switching roles. The sharp-featured and slender Walker eventually developed a persona as a strutting dandy, while the stocky Williams played the languorous oaf. Despite his thickset physique, Williams was a master of body language and physical "stage business." A New York Times reviewer wrote: "He holds a face for minutes at a time, seemingly, and when he alters it, bring[s] a laugh by the least movement."
In late 1896, the pair were added to The Gold Bug, a struggling musical. The show did not survive, but Williams & Walker got good reviews, and were able to secure higher profile bookings. They headlined the Koster and Bial's vaudeville house for 36 weeks in 1896-97, where their spirited version of the cakewalk helped popularize the dance. The pair performed in burnt-cork blackface, as was customary at the time, billing themselves as "Two Real Coons" to distinguish their act from the many white minstrels also performing in blackface. Williams also made his first recordings in 1896, but none are known to survive.
While playing off the "coon" formula, Williams & Walker's act and demeanor subtly undermined it as well. Camille Forbes wrote, "They called into question the possible realness of blackface performers who only emphasized their artificiality by recourse to burnt cork; after all, Williams did not really need the burnt cork to be black," despite his lighter skin complexion. He even would pull over a wig full of kinky hair in order to help conceal his wavy hair. Terry Waldo also noted the layered irony in their cakewalk routine, which presented them as mainstream blacks performing a dance in a way that lampooned whites who'd mocked a black dance that originally satirized plantation whites' ostentatiously fussy mannerisms. The pair also made sure to present themselves as immaculately groomed and classily dressed in their publicity photos, which were used for advertising and on the covers of sheet music promoting their songs. In this way, they drew a contrast between their real-life comportment and the comical characters they portrayed onstage. However, this aspect of their act was ambiguous enough that some black newspapers still criticized the duo for failing to uplift the dignity of their race.
In 1899, Bert surprised his partner George Walker and his family when he announced he had recently married Charlotte ("Lottie") Thompson, a singer with whom he had worked professionally, in a very private ceremony. Lottie was a widow eight years Bert's senior. Thus, the match seemed odd to some who knew the gregarious and constantly traveling Williams, but all who knew them considered them a uniquely happy couple and the union lasted until his death. The Williamses never had children biologically, but they adopted three of Lottie's nieces and frequently sheltered orphans and foster children in their homes.
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Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was a Bahamian American and was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world."
Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his long career. Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw – and the saddest man I ever knew."
Contents
1 Early life
2 Sons of Ham and In Dahomey
3 Abyssinia and recording success
4 Bandanna Land
5 Solo career
6 Ziegfeld Follies
7 Late career and death
8 Legacy
9 See also
10 Footnotes
11 Further reading
12 External links
Early life
Williams was born in Nassau, The Bahamas, on November 12, 1874, to Frederick Williams Jr. and his wife Julia. At the age of 11, Bert permanently emigrated with his parents, moving to Florida. The family later moved to Riverside, California, where he graduated from Riverside High School. In 1893, while still a teenager, he joined different West Coast minstrel shows, including Martin and Selig's Mastodon Minstrels, where he first met his future professional partner, George Walker.
He and Walker performed song-and-dance numbers, comic dialogues and skits, and humorous songs. They fell into stereotypical vaudevillian roles: originally Williams portrayed a slick conniver, while Walker played the "dumb coon" victim of Williams' schemes. However, they soon discovered that they got a better reaction by switching roles. The sharp-featured and slender Walker eventually developed a persona as a strutting dandy, while the stocky Williams played the languorous oaf. Despite his thickset physique, Williams was a master of body language and physical "stage business." A New York Times reviewer wrote: "He holds a face for minutes at a time, seemingly, and when he alters it, bring[s] a laugh by the least movement."
In late 1896, the pair were added to The Gold Bug, a struggling musical. The show did not survive, but Williams & Walker got good reviews, and were able to secure higher profile bookings. They headlined the Koster and Bial's vaudeville house for 36 weeks in 1896-97, where their spirited version of the cakewalk helped popularize the dance. The pair performed in burnt-cork blackface, as was customary at the time, billing themselves as "Two Real Coons" to distinguish their act from the many white minstrels also performing in blackface. Williams also made his first recordings in 1896, but none are known to survive.
While playing off the "coon" formula, Williams & Walker's act and demeanor subtly undermined it as well. Camille Forbes wrote, "They called into question the possible realness of blackface performers who only emphasized their artificiality by recourse to burnt cork; after all, Williams did not really need the burnt cork to be black," despite his lighter skin complexion. He even would pull over a wig full of kinky hair in order to help conceal his wavy hair. Terry Waldo also noted the layered irony in their cakewalk routine, which presented them as mainstream blacks performing a dance in a way that lampooned whites who'd mocked a black dance that originally satirized plantation whites' ostentatiously fussy mannerisms. The pair also made sure to present themselves as immaculately groomed and classily dressed in their publicity photos, which were used for advertising and on the covers of sheet music promoting their songs. In this way, they drew a contrast between their real-life comportment and the comical characters they portrayed onstage. However, this aspect of their act was ambiguous enough that some black newspapers still criticized the duo for failing to uplift the dignity of their race.
In 1899, Bert surprised his partner George Walker and his family when he announced he had recently married Charlotte ("Lottie") Thompson, a singer with whom he had worked professionally, in a very private ceremony. Lottie was a widow eight years Bert's senior. Thus, the match seemed odd to some who knew the gregarious and constantly traveling Williams, but all who knew them considered them a uniquely happy couple and the union lasted until his death. The Williamses never had children biologically, but they adopted three of Lottie's nieces and frequently sheltered orphans and foster children in their homes.
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Bert Williams And George Walker - Good Morning Carrie, 1902
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Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all au...
Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world." Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his career. Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw and the saddest man I ever knew." Contrary to occasional assertions that Antigua was Bert Williams' place of birth, the case for The Bahamas is now accepted by most scholars and biographers as irrefutable. The record is clear that Bert was born in Nassau, Bahamas on November 12, 1874 to Frederick Williams Jr. and his wife Julia (née Moncur), both of them natives of The Bahamas as well. This is verified by the Register of Births for St. Matthews Parish, Nassau, Bahamas (ref. entry # 24) showing November 12, 1874 at Nassau as the date and place of birth. Bert's Bahamian origins are also confirmed by the (1920) 14th Census of the United States in which the "actor" Bert Williams working in the "theatre", a resident of New York City, is described as a native of The Bahamas along with his mother, Julia Williams who was listed as living at the time of the Census with Bert and his wife, Lottie née Thompson.
Williams became one of Vaudeville's top solo artists, but he first gained notice as half of the successful double-act "Williams & Walker." He and George Walker performed song-and-dance numbers, comic dialogues and skits, and humorous songs. They fell into stereotypical vaudevillian roles: originally Williams portrayed a slick conniver, while Walker played the "dumb coon" victim of Williams' schemes. However, they soon discovered that they got a better reaction by switching roles. The sharp-featured and slender Walker eventually developed a persona as a strutting dandy, while the stocky Williams played the languorous oaf. Despite his thickset physique, Williams was a master of body language and physical "stage business. A New York Times reviewer wrote, He holds a face for minutes at a time, seemingly, and when he alters it, brings a laugh by the least movement.
In 1899 Bert surprised his partner George Walker and his family when he announced he had recently married Charlotte ("Lottie") Thompson, a singer with whom he had worked professionally, in a very private ceremony. Lottie was a widow 8 years Bert's senior and a homebody, thus the match seemed odd to some who knew the gregarious and constantly traveling Williams, but all who knew them considered them a uniquely happy couple and the union lasted until his death. The Williamses never had children biologically but they adopted three of Lottie's nieces and frequently sheltered orphans and foster children in their homes.
Williams & Walker appeared in a succession of shows, including A Senegambian Carnival, A Lucky Coon, and The Policy Players. Their stars were on the ascent, but they still faced vivid reminders of the limits placed on them by white society. In August 1900, in New York City, hysterical rumors of a white detective having been shot by a black man erupted into an uncontained riot. Unaware of the street violence, Williams & Walker left their theater after a performance and parted ways. Williams headed off in a fortunate direction, but Walker was yanked from a streetcar by a white mob and was beaten.
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Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world." Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his career. Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw and the saddest man I ever knew." Contrary to occasional assertions that Antigua was Bert Williams' place of birth, the case for The Bahamas is now accepted by most scholars and biographers as irrefutable. The record is clear that Bert was born in Nassau, Bahamas on November 12, 1874 to Frederick Williams Jr. and his wife Julia (née Moncur), both of them natives of The Bahamas as well. This is verified by the Register of Births for St. Matthews Parish, Nassau, Bahamas (ref. entry # 24) showing November 12, 1874 at Nassau as the date and place of birth. Bert's Bahamian origins are also confirmed by the (1920) 14th Census of the United States in which the "actor" Bert Williams working in the "theatre", a resident of New York City, is described as a native of The Bahamas along with his mother, Julia Williams who was listed as living at the time of the Census with Bert and his wife, Lottie née Thompson.
Williams became one of Vaudeville's top solo artists, but he first gained notice as half of the successful double-act "Williams & Walker." He and George Walker performed song-and-dance numbers, comic dialogues and skits, and humorous songs. They fell into stereotypical vaudevillian roles: originally Williams portrayed a slick conniver, while Walker played the "dumb coon" victim of Williams' schemes. However, they soon discovered that they got a better reaction by switching roles. The sharp-featured and slender Walker eventually developed a persona as a strutting dandy, while the stocky Williams played the languorous oaf. Despite his thickset physique, Williams was a master of body language and physical "stage business. A New York Times reviewer wrote, He holds a face for minutes at a time, seemingly, and when he alters it, brings a laugh by the least movement.
In 1899 Bert surprised his partner George Walker and his family when he announced he had recently married Charlotte ("Lottie") Thompson, a singer with whom he had worked professionally, in a very private ceremony. Lottie was a widow 8 years Bert's senior and a homebody, thus the match seemed odd to some who knew the gregarious and constantly traveling Williams, but all who knew them considered them a uniquely happy couple and the union lasted until his death. The Williamses never had children biologically but they adopted three of Lottie's nieces and frequently sheltered orphans and foster children in their homes.
Williams & Walker appeared in a succession of shows, including A Senegambian Carnival, A Lucky Coon, and The Policy Players. Their stars were on the ascent, but they still faced vivid reminders of the limits placed on them by white society. In August 1900, in New York City, hysterical rumors of a white detective having been shot by a black man erupted into an uncontained riot. Unaware of the street violence, Williams & Walker left their theater after a performance and parted ways. Williams headed off in a fortunate direction, but Walker was yanked from a streetcar by a white mob and was beaten.
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Bert Williams - All Going Out And Nothing Coming In
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Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all au...
Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world." Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his career. Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw and the saddest man I ever knew." Contrary to occasional assertions that Antigua was Bert Williams' place of birth, the case for The Bahamas is now accepted by most scholars and biographers as irrefutable. The record is clear that Bert was born in Nassau, Bahamas on November 12, 1874 to Frederick Williams Jr. and his wife Julia (née Moncur), both of them natives of The Bahamas as well. This is verified by the Register of Births for St. Matthews Parish, Nassau, Bahamas (ref. entry # 24) showing November 12, 1874 at Nassau as the date and place of birth. Bert's Bahamian origins are also confirmed by the (1920) 14th Census of the United States in which the "actor" Bert Williams working in the "theatre", a resident of New York City, is described as a native of The Bahamas along with his mother, Julia Williams who was listed as living at the time of the Census with Bert and his wife, Lottie née Thompson.
Williams became one of Vaudeville's top solo artists, but he first gained notice as half of the successful double-act "Williams & Walker." He and George Walker performed song-and-dance numbers, comic dialogues and skits, and humorous songs. They fell into stereotypical vaudevillian roles: originally Williams portrayed a slick conniver, while Walker played the "dumb coon" victim of Williams' schemes. However, they soon discovered that they got a better reaction by switching roles. The sharp-featured and slender Walker eventually developed a persona as a strutting dandy, while the stocky Williams played the languorous oaf. Despite his thickset physique, Williams was a master of body language and physical "stage business. A New York Times reviewer wrote, He holds a face for minutes at a time, seemingly, and when he alters it, brings a laugh by the least movement.
In 1899 Bert surprised his partner George Walker and his family when he announced he had recently married Charlotte ("Lottie") Thompson, a singer with whom he had worked professionally, in a very private ceremony. Lottie was a widow 8 years Bert's senior and a homebody, thus the match seemed odd to some who knew the gregarious and constantly traveling Williams, but all who knew them considered them a uniquely happy couple and the union lasted until his death. The Williamses never had children biologically but they adopted three of Lottie's nieces and frequently sheltered orphans and foster children in their homes.
Williams & Walker appeared in a succession of shows, including A Senegambian Carnival, A Lucky Coon, and The Policy Players. Their stars were on the ascent, but they still faced vivid reminders of the limits placed on them by white society. In August 1900, in New York City, hysterical rumors of a white detective having been shot by a black man erupted into an uncontained riot. Unaware of the street violence, Williams & Walker left their theater after a performance and parted ways. Williams headed off in a fortunate direction, but Walker was yanked from a streetcar by a white mob and was beaten.
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Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world." Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his career. Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw and the saddest man I ever knew." Contrary to occasional assertions that Antigua was Bert Williams' place of birth, the case for The Bahamas is now accepted by most scholars and biographers as irrefutable. The record is clear that Bert was born in Nassau, Bahamas on November 12, 1874 to Frederick Williams Jr. and his wife Julia (née Moncur), both of them natives of The Bahamas as well. This is verified by the Register of Births for St. Matthews Parish, Nassau, Bahamas (ref. entry # 24) showing November 12, 1874 at Nassau as the date and place of birth. Bert's Bahamian origins are also confirmed by the (1920) 14th Census of the United States in which the "actor" Bert Williams working in the "theatre", a resident of New York City, is described as a native of The Bahamas along with his mother, Julia Williams who was listed as living at the time of the Census with Bert and his wife, Lottie née Thompson.
Williams became one of Vaudeville's top solo artists, but he first gained notice as half of the successful double-act "Williams & Walker." He and George Walker performed song-and-dance numbers, comic dialogues and skits, and humorous songs. They fell into stereotypical vaudevillian roles: originally Williams portrayed a slick conniver, while Walker played the "dumb coon" victim of Williams' schemes. However, they soon discovered that they got a better reaction by switching roles. The sharp-featured and slender Walker eventually developed a persona as a strutting dandy, while the stocky Williams played the languorous oaf. Despite his thickset physique, Williams was a master of body language and physical "stage business. A New York Times reviewer wrote, He holds a face for minutes at a time, seemingly, and when he alters it, brings a laugh by the least movement.
In 1899 Bert surprised his partner George Walker and his family when he announced he had recently married Charlotte ("Lottie") Thompson, a singer with whom he had worked professionally, in a very private ceremony. Lottie was a widow 8 years Bert's senior and a homebody, thus the match seemed odd to some who knew the gregarious and constantly traveling Williams, but all who knew them considered them a uniquely happy couple and the union lasted until his death. The Williamses never had children biologically but they adopted three of Lottie's nieces and frequently sheltered orphans and foster children in their homes.
Williams & Walker appeared in a succession of shows, including A Senegambian Carnival, A Lucky Coon, and The Policy Players. Their stars were on the ascent, but they still faced vivid reminders of the limits placed on them by white society. In August 1900, in New York City, hysterical rumors of a white detective having been shot by a black man erupted into an uncontained riot. Unaware of the street violence, Williams & Walker left their theater after a performance and parted ways. Williams headed off in a fortunate direction, but Walker was yanked from a streetcar by a white mob and was beaten.
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Bert Williams & George Walker - Good Morning Carrie, 1902
Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world." Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his career. Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw and the saddest man I ever knew." Contrary to ...
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Queen of the Cake Walk
A tribute to Aida Overton Walker, Queen of the Cakewalk The following is a short film celebrating the life of Aida Overton Walker, an unsung pioneer in vaudeville and Black musical theater who paved the way for us. Because of her efforts we are able to perform on integrated stages and in front of multicultural audiences. With this project we hope to shine a spotlight on Black performers who have been left in the dark. Please watch, share, like and comment! Featuring: Madelynn Poulson as Aida Overton Walker DeAndre' Hicks as George Walker Donavon Harbison as Bert Williams Script, Voice Over, and Choreography By: Madelynn Poulson Filming and Editing By: Candace Sinclaire Frazier (@Delafro)
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Bert Williams and George Walker Final Presentation
published: 24 Jul 2013 -
The Vaudeville Project - creative development
A deeply personal work about identity, destiny and coming to peace with the ghosts of the past, Vaudeville Project is inspired by the life of Adelaide actor Rory Walker’s great grandfather George W Walker, a vaudevillian performer, vocalist and impresario of the early 20th Century. An episodic series of sketches – songs, dances, comedy routines, trained animal acts, impersonations, magic, acrobatics, juggling, athletics, movies – all performed by one man and his musical sidekick in a heterogeneous wonderment of splendour that will educate, edify, amaze and uplift! Devised by Brink Productions Starring Rory Walker Directed by Chris Drummond Creative Consultants: Rory Walker, Paul Blackwell, Adam Page, Eliza Lovell, Michael Morley, Jonathon Oxlade, Alan Brough documentation by Heath Bri...
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Kelly and Me (1957)
Flop vaudeville performer Len Carmody is adopted by Kelly, a trained dog abandoned by Malo's dog act. When Kelly joins Len's ho-hum song and dance, a popular comedy act is born. On the train, Len meets young Mina Van Runkel, daughter of a movie producer in desperate need of new talent (it's 1930). Successful in making "dog pictures," can Len stand being second banana to Kelly? Complications: a pallid romantic triangle...and the reappearance of Kelly's original owner. Van Johnson ... Len Carmody Piper Laurie ... Mina Van Runkel Martha Hyer ... Lucy Castle Onslow Stevens ... Walter Van Runkel Herbert Anderson ... Ben Collins Douglas Fowley ... Dave Gans Frank Wilcox ... George Halderman Dan Riss ... Stu Baker Maurice Manson ... Mr. Johnson Gregory Gaye ...
published: 14 Jul 2016 -
Broadway Melody of 1938 - Original Trailer by Film&Clips;
Broadway Melody of 1938 - Original Trailer by Film&Clips Director: Roy Del Ruth Writers: Jack McGowan (screen play), Jack McGowan (original story) Stars: Robert Taylor, Eleanor Powell, George Murphy Steve Raleight wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee. But Caroline Whipple forces Steve to use a known star, not a newcomer. Sally purchases a horse, she used to train when her parents had a farm before the depression and with to ex-vaudevillians, Sonny Ledford and Peter Trott she trains it to win a race, providing the money Steve needs for his show... Connect with Film & Clips here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FilmClips-1716901998587585 Twitter: https://twitter.com/filmandclips Download our App here: https://itunes.apple...
published: 29 Mar 2017 -
Once in a Lifetime Audiobook
Get your free and full audio book: http://knir.us/8/217518 Written by: Moss Hart, George S. Kaufman Length: 2 hrs Content format: Unabridged Its 1929 as The Jazz Singer hits the silver screen and the talkies promise to change movies forever. Enter three down-and-out vaudevillians who hatch a hare-brained scheme to make it big in Tinsel Town. Their plan? To open a voice academy for the witless stars of silent movies. The only things standing in their way are ditzy starlets and power-hungry movie moguls. Starring Ed Asner and directed by Moss Harts son, this is top-of-the-bill screwball comedy and Kaufman and Hart genius at its very best An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring: Caroline Aaron as Helen Hobart and Miss Chasen Edward Asner as Herman Glogauer Jen Dede as Su...
published: 10 Oct 2017 -
World Cup Song
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOWNLOAD ON ITUNES! https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/world-cup-song-feat.-randolph/id880336212 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The official YouTube World Cup song! Joe Weller, KSI and Randolph hit up Brazil to bring you this epic track. Brazil FIFA World Cup 2014. KSI: http://www.youtube.com/ksi Randolph: https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialRandolph Joe Weller's twitter: http://www.twitter.com/joe_weller_ Special thanks to: Roman Kemp (DOP) - http://www.youtube.com/romankemp @romankemp Make-up: Emma Trachtenberg - http://www.hyperactive.co.uk STA Travel - http://www.statravel.com Peperami - http://www.twitter.com/peperami Pete - http://formi...
published: 25 May 2014 -
1952 GOBS AND GALS TRAILER GEORGE AND BERT BERNARD
Trailer for the American screen debut of popular comics, George and Bert Bernard, GOBS AND GALS. It was hoped the comedy team -- which had garnered fame with their night club act pantomiming top record hits of the days and already appeared in a movie in France -- would become another Martin and Lewis. But the brothers Bernard failed to click with movie audiences. They made only one additional film and television appearance.
published: 13 Feb 2014 -
Blacks and Vaudeville - part 2 from documentary
Second of two parts of the segment on Blacks and Vaudeville, from a two-hour documentary on Vaudeville. especially good bits and quality film of The Nicholas Brothers, and also Bert Williams. performance clips and interviews with: Moms Mabley Ethel Waters Reed and Bryant Bobby Short June Havoc Nicholas Brothers (Harold and Fayard) Eubie Blake Bert Williams Jack LaMaire Al Hirschfeld see part one here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agTF2E83AUY
published: 13 Oct 2011 -
W.C. Fields in "Home Movie" - 1928
W.C. Fields at the home he rented in 1928 while appearing in Earl Carroll's Vanities, 7th Edition. The house shown in the film at 15 Dunster Road, Great Neck, New York on Long Island looks much the same today as it did in 1928. You can see the Google image here: http://tinyurl.com/6ns6fnh Confirmation that W.C. Fields rented the house at the time can be found in the booklet, "Russell Gardens Golden Anniversary: 1931-1981," a PDF of which can be obtained here: http://tinyurl.com/6p3qm7t (It might take a minute to download.) There is also in the booklet an illustration of the bridge W.C. Fields walks over, "Scene in the Russell Gardens Woodland Park." A tip of the hat to Brent Walker for the sleuthing that brought this information to light. Film by George Mann of the comedy dance team...
published: 22 May 2012 -
Virtual Vaudeville - Sandow
Sandow the Magnificent was the most famous strongman of his time, and is widely regarded today as the first modern body-builder. This clip shows a preliminary animation of the first few seconds of Sandow's routine. http://virtualvaudeville.com
published: 16 May 2016 -
1982 Vintage Film | Batley Variety Club | The History
http://www.batleyfrontier.co.uk/ Available for Private Hire! Contact us today: PAST PERFORMERS INCLUDE... (in no particular order) ::: The Bachelors, Kenny Ball and the Jazzmen, Donald Peers, Bob Monkhouse, Jayne Mansfield, Ernie Tomasso, Adam Faith, Maggy Sarragne, Jimmy Marshall, Jimmy Wheeler, Des Lane, Barry Lane, Helen Shapiro, John Bouchier, Les Escudos, Swinging Blue Jeans, P J Proby, Peter and Gordon, John Walker, Kathy Kirby, Jimmy Tarbuck, Christine Evans, Lonnie Donegan, Max Wall, Sandie Shaw, Ted Rogers, Billy Daniels, Lulu, Matt Monro, Joyce Howard, Billy Cotton, The Temperance Seven, Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas, The Beverley Sisters, David Conway, Scott Walker, Billy Fury, Will Gaines, The Chants, Eric Delaney Showband, Johnny Hackett, Three Monarchs, Frankie Vaughan, Audr...
published: 08 May 2014 -
Fragment Bert Williams Lime Kiln Club Field Day
Scène uit de film Bert Williams Lime Kiln Club Field Day waarin men in de Lime Kiln Club de cakewalk danst. Deze film werd in 1913 gemaakt door uitsluitend zwarte acteurs, een unicum in die tijd. De film werd pas 100 jaar later, in 2014, afgemaakt en vertoond.
published: 13 Jan 2015 -
Exclusive: George Kennedy Talks About Life and His New Memoir "Trust Me"
Trust Me: a Memoir by George Kennedy (October 2011, Applause Books) Ordering info: http://www.halleonardbooks.com/product/viewproduct.do?itemid=314864 "These are memoirs of a kid born in New York City in 1925. His dad, George Senior, was a pianist, composer, and orchestra leader at Proctor's Vaudeville Theatre, and his mother, Helen, played in a classic dance troupe. Hanky-panky ensued. They married, and I soon was the result... I write like I talk. A long time ago I tried making 'talking and telling the truth' one and the same. That isn't just difficult; it means painfully reviewing things you've been led to believe since you were a child. That's very hard to do. Like many, I have marched along adhering to conventions (sex, color, church, party, gang) without examination. There'...
published: 23 Sep 2011 -
Nightmare Alley - Full Movie - GOOD QUALITY (1947)
Nightmare Alley is a 1947 film noir starring Tyrone Power, Joan Blondell and Coleen Gray - and directed by Edmund Goulding. The film is based on the 1946 novel of the same name, written by William Lindsay Gresham. Buy this movie on DVD: http://amzn.to/2xqujIL Buy Tyrone Power movies/books: http://amzn.to/2f5vX89 Great book on American Film Noir: http://amzn.to/2xJIHwB The 101 Best Film Noir Posters From The 1940s-1950s: http://amzn.to/2xIqrUp [The above are amazon affiliate links] Power, wishing to expand beyond the romantic and swashbuckler roles that brought him to fame, bought the rights to the novel so he could star as the unsavory lead, "The Great Stanton", a scheming carnival barker. The film premiered in the United States on October 9, 1947, then went into wide release on October...
published: 19 Jul 2017 -
A Natural Born Gambler (1916) - 1st Black American to Write/Direct/Act in own movie - Bert Williams
The first instance of an African-American writing, directing, and acting in a single film. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139488/ CHANGE BEFORE GOING PRODUCTIONS: http://www.cbgp.com http://www.facebook.com/changebeforegoingproductions http://www.twitter.com/cbgproductions http://www.gplus.to/changebeforegoing http://www.pinterest.com/cbgproductions More classic silent films added daily to the channel. We hope you enjoy these movies and cartoons, some of which contain new musical scores, from early cinema.
published: 01 Aug 2012 -
Available now
Order on Amazon Instant Black History Story - The Past And The Present (Documentary) 7day Rental $1.99 Digital Download $8.00 DVD Hard Copy $10.00 Order now On Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Black-History-Story-Limited-Edition/dp/B00VMXOWBW/ref=pd_rhf_se_p_img_2 Starring Ben Caldwell, Keenan Chapman, Asun (The Great), Star Lasha, Clifton Hazzard and Goofy Scott. Produced & Directed by A.C.CEENNO Film Description Documentary Film, explains the true multiple historical Stories about African American Culture, Starting with, Langston Hughes, Madam CJ Walker, Paul Robeson, "Baby" Esther Jones, Martin Luther King Jr. Michael Brown, and more.
published: 13 Feb 2015 -
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Bert Williams & George Walker - Good Morning Carrie, 1902
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- Duration: 2:17
- Updated: 20 Jan 2015
- views: 4524
Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all au...
Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world." Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his career. Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw and the saddest man I ever knew." Contrary to occasional assertions that Antigua was Bert Williams' place of birth, the case for The Bahamas is now accepted by most scholars and biographers as irrefutable. The record is clear that Bert was born in Nassau, Bahamas on November 12, 1874 to Frederick Williams Jr. and his wife Julia (née Moncur), both of them natives of The Bahamas as well. This is verified by the Register of Births for St. Matthews Parish, Nassau, Bahamas (ref. entry # 24) showing November 12, 1874 at Nassau as the date and place of birth. Bert's Bahamian origins are also confirmed by the (1920) 14th Census of the United States in which the "actor" Bert Williams working in the "theatre", a resident of New York City, is described as a native of The Bahamas along with his mother, Julia Williams who was listed as living at the time of the Census with Bert and his wife, Lottie née Thompson.
Williams became one of Vaudeville's top solo artists, but he first gained notice as half of the successful double-act "Williams & Walker." He and George Walker performed song-and-dance numbers, comic dialogues and skits, and humorous songs. They fell into stereotypical vaudevillian roles: originally Williams portrayed a slick conniver, while Walker played the "dumb coon" victim of Williams' schemes. However, they soon discovered that they got a better reaction by switching roles. The sharp-featured and slender Walker eventually developed a persona as a strutting dandy, while the stocky Williams played the languorous oaf. Despite his thickset physique, Williams was a master of body language and physical "stage business. A New York Times reviewer wrote, He holds a face for minutes at a time, seemingly, and when he alters it, brings a laugh by the least movement.
In 1899 Bert surprised his partner George Walker and his family when he announced he had recently married Charlotte ("Lottie") Thompson, a singer with whom he had worked professionally, in a very private ceremony. Lottie was a widow 8 years Bert's senior and a homebody, thus the match seemed odd to some who knew the gregarious and constantly traveling Williams, but all who knew them considered them a uniquely happy couple and the union lasted until his death. The Williamses never had children biologically but they adopted three of Lottie's nieces and frequently sheltered orphans and foster children in their homes.
Williams & Walker appeared in a succession of shows, including A Senegambian Carnival, A Lucky Coon, and The Policy Players. Their stars were on the ascent, but they still faced vivid reminders of the limits placed on them by white society. In August 1900, in New York City, hysterical rumors of a white detective having been shot by a black man erupted into an uncontained riot. Unaware of the street violence, Williams & Walker left their theater after a performance and parted ways. Williams headed off in a fortunate direction, but Walker was yanked from a streetcar by a white mob and was beaten.
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Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920. In 1918, the New York Dramatic Mirror called Williams "one of the great comedians of the world." Williams was a key figure in the development of African-American entertainment. In an age when racial inequality and stereotyping were commonplace, he became the first black American to take a lead role on the Broadway stage, and did much to push back racial barriers during his career. Fellow vaudevillian W.C. Fields, who appeared in productions with Williams, described him as "the funniest man I ever saw and the saddest man I ever knew." Contrary to occasional assertions that Antigua was Bert Williams' place of birth, the case for The Bahamas is now accepted by most scholars and biographers as irrefutable. The record is clear that Bert was born in Nassau, Bahamas on November 12, 1874 to Frederick Williams Jr. and his wife Julia (née Moncur), both of them natives of The Bahamas as well. This is verified by the Register of Births for St. Matthews Parish, Nassau, Bahamas (ref. entry # 24) showing November 12, 1874 at Nassau as the date and place of birth. Bert's Bahamian origins are also confirmed by the (1920) 14th Census of the United States in which the "actor" Bert Williams working in the "theatre", a resident of New York City, is described as a native of The Bahamas along with his mother, Julia Williams who was listed as living at the time of the Census with Bert and his wife, Lottie née Thompson.
Williams became one of Vaudeville's top solo artists, but he first gained notice as half of the successful double-act "Williams & Walker." He and George Walker performed song-and-dance numbers, comic dialogues and skits, and humorous songs. They fell into stereotypical vaudevillian roles: originally Williams portrayed a slick conniver, while Walker played the "dumb coon" victim of Williams' schemes. However, they soon discovered that they got a better reaction by switching roles. The sharp-featured and slender Walker eventually developed a persona as a strutting dandy, while the stocky Williams played the languorous oaf. Despite his thickset physique, Williams was a master of body language and physical "stage business. A New York Times reviewer wrote, He holds a face for minutes at a time, seemingly, and when he alters it, brings a laugh by the least movement.
In 1899 Bert surprised his partner George Walker and his family when he announced he had recently married Charlotte ("Lottie") Thompson, a singer with whom he had worked professionally, in a very private ceremony. Lottie was a widow 8 years Bert's senior and a homebody, thus the match seemed odd to some who knew the gregarious and constantly traveling Williams, but all who knew them considered them a uniquely happy couple and the union lasted until his death. The Williamses never had children biologically but they adopted three of Lottie's nieces and frequently sheltered orphans and foster children in their homes.
Williams & Walker appeared in a succession of shows, including A Senegambian Carnival, A Lucky Coon, and The Policy Players. Their stars were on the ascent, but they still faced vivid reminders of the limits placed on them by white society. In August 1900, in New York City, hysterical rumors of a white detective having been shot by a black man erupted into an uncontained riot. Unaware of the street violence, Williams & Walker left their theater after a performance and parted ways. Williams headed off in a fortunate direction, but Walker was yanked from a streetcar by a white mob and was beaten.
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- published: 20 Jan 2015
- views: 4524
Queen of the Cake Walk
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- Duration: 5:50
- Updated: 14 May 2015
- views: 4207
A tribute to Aida Overton Walker, Queen of the Cakewalk
The following is a short film celebrating the life of Aida Overton Walker, an unsung pioneer in vaudevi...
A tribute to Aida Overton Walker, Queen of the Cakewalk
The following is a short film celebrating the life of Aida Overton Walker, an unsung pioneer in vaudeville and Black musical theater who paved the way for us. Because of her efforts we are able to perform on integrated stages and in front of multicultural audiences. With this project we hope to shine a spotlight on Black performers who have been left in the dark. Please watch, share, like and comment!
Featuring:
Madelynn Poulson as Aida Overton Walker
DeAndre' Hicks as George Walker
Donavon Harbison as Bert Williams
Script, Voice Over, and Choreography By: Madelynn Poulson
Filming and Editing By: Candace Sinclaire Frazier (@Delafro)
https://wn.com/Queen_Of_The_Cake_Walk
A tribute to Aida Overton Walker, Queen of the Cakewalk
The following is a short film celebrating the life of Aida Overton Walker, an unsung pioneer in vaudeville and Black musical theater who paved the way for us. Because of her efforts we are able to perform on integrated stages and in front of multicultural audiences. With this project we hope to shine a spotlight on Black performers who have been left in the dark. Please watch, share, like and comment!
Featuring:
Madelynn Poulson as Aida Overton Walker
DeAndre' Hicks as George Walker
Donavon Harbison as Bert Williams
Script, Voice Over, and Choreography By: Madelynn Poulson
Filming and Editing By: Candace Sinclaire Frazier (@Delafro)
- published: 14 May 2015
- views: 4207
Bert Williams and George Walker Final Presentation
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:29
- Updated: 24 Jul 2013
- views: 5869
- published: 24 Jul 2013
- views: 5869
The Vaudeville Project - creative development
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:39
- Updated: 22 Jul 2015
- views: 201
A deeply personal work about identity, destiny and coming to peace with the ghosts of the past, Vaudeville Project is inspired by the life of Adelaide actor Ror...
A deeply personal work about identity, destiny and coming to peace with the ghosts of the past, Vaudeville Project is inspired by the life of Adelaide actor Rory Walker’s great grandfather George W Walker, a vaudevillian performer, vocalist and impresario of the early 20th Century.
An episodic series of sketches – songs, dances, comedy routines, trained animal acts, impersonations, magic, acrobatics, juggling, athletics, movies – all performed by one man and his musical sidekick in a heterogeneous wonderment of splendour that will educate, edify, amaze and uplift!
Devised by Brink Productions
Starring Rory Walker
Directed by Chris Drummond
Creative Consultants: Rory Walker, Paul Blackwell, Adam Page, Eliza Lovell, Michael Morley, Jonathon Oxlade, Alan Brough
documentation by Heath Britton
https://wn.com/The_Vaudeville_Project_Creative_Development
A deeply personal work about identity, destiny and coming to peace with the ghosts of the past, Vaudeville Project is inspired by the life of Adelaide actor Rory Walker’s great grandfather George W Walker, a vaudevillian performer, vocalist and impresario of the early 20th Century.
An episodic series of sketches – songs, dances, comedy routines, trained animal acts, impersonations, magic, acrobatics, juggling, athletics, movies – all performed by one man and his musical sidekick in a heterogeneous wonderment of splendour that will educate, edify, amaze and uplift!
Devised by Brink Productions
Starring Rory Walker
Directed by Chris Drummond
Creative Consultants: Rory Walker, Paul Blackwell, Adam Page, Eliza Lovell, Michael Morley, Jonathon Oxlade, Alan Brough
documentation by Heath Britton
- published: 22 Jul 2015
- views: 201
Bert Williams Famous Poker Routine
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:23
- Updated: 28 Dec 2014
- views: 4946
Kelly and Me (1957)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:28:01
- Updated: 14 Jul 2016
- views: 3530
Flop vaudeville performer Len Carmody is adopted by Kelly, a trained dog abandoned by Malo's dog act. When Kelly joins Len's ho-hum song and dance, a popular co...
Flop vaudeville performer Len Carmody is adopted by Kelly, a trained dog abandoned by Malo's dog act. When Kelly joins Len's ho-hum song and dance, a popular comedy act is born. On the train, Len meets young Mina Van Runkel, daughter of a movie producer in desperate need of new talent (it's 1930). Successful in making "dog pictures," can Len stand being second banana to Kelly? Complications: a pallid romantic triangle...and the reappearance of Kelly's original owner.
Van Johnson ... Len Carmody
Piper Laurie ... Mina Van Runkel
Martha Hyer ... Lucy Castle
Onslow Stevens ... Walter Van Runkel
Herbert Anderson ... Ben Collins
Douglas Fowley ... Dave Gans
Frank Wilcox ... George Halderman
Dan Riss ... Stu Baker
Maurice Manson ... Mr. Johnson
Gregory Gaye ... Milo (as Gregory Gay)
Yvonne Peattie ... Miss Boyle
Elizabeth Flournoy ... Miss Wilk
Lyle Latell ... Joe Webb
https://wn.com/Kelly_And_Me_(1957)
Flop vaudeville performer Len Carmody is adopted by Kelly, a trained dog abandoned by Malo's dog act. When Kelly joins Len's ho-hum song and dance, a popular comedy act is born. On the train, Len meets young Mina Van Runkel, daughter of a movie producer in desperate need of new talent (it's 1930). Successful in making "dog pictures," can Len stand being second banana to Kelly? Complications: a pallid romantic triangle...and the reappearance of Kelly's original owner.
Van Johnson ... Len Carmody
Piper Laurie ... Mina Van Runkel
Martha Hyer ... Lucy Castle
Onslow Stevens ... Walter Van Runkel
Herbert Anderson ... Ben Collins
Douglas Fowley ... Dave Gans
Frank Wilcox ... George Halderman
Dan Riss ... Stu Baker
Maurice Manson ... Mr. Johnson
Gregory Gaye ... Milo (as Gregory Gay)
Yvonne Peattie ... Miss Boyle
Elizabeth Flournoy ... Miss Wilk
Lyle Latell ... Joe Webb
- published: 14 Jul 2016
- views: 3530
Broadway Melody of 1938 - Original Trailer by Film&Clips;
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- Duration: 2:15
- Updated: 29 Mar 2017
- views: 1610
Broadway Melody of 1938 - Original Trailer by Film&Clips
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Writers: Jack McGowan (screen play), Jack McGowan (original story)
Stars: Rober...
Broadway Melody of 1938 - Original Trailer by Film&Clips
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Writers: Jack McGowan (screen play), Jack McGowan (original story)
Stars: Robert Taylor, Eleanor Powell, George Murphy
Steve Raleight wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee. But Caroline Whipple forces Steve to use a known star, not a newcomer. Sally purchases a horse, she used to train when her parents had a farm before the depression and with to ex-vaudevillians, Sonny Ledford and Peter Trott she trains it to win a race, providing the money Steve needs for his show...
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Broadway Melody of 1938 - Original Trailer by Film&Clips
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Stars: Robert Taylor, Eleanor Powell, George Murphy
Steve Raleight wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee. But Caroline Whipple forces Steve to use a known star, not a newcomer. Sally purchases a horse, she used to train when her parents had a farm before the depression and with to ex-vaudevillians, Sonny Ledford and Peter Trott she trains it to win a race, providing the money Steve needs for his show...
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- published: 29 Mar 2017
- views: 1610
Once in a Lifetime Audiobook
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:21
- Updated: 10 Oct 2017
- views: 0
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Written by: Moss Hart, George S. Kaufman
Length: 2 hrs
Content format: Unabridged
Its 1929 as The J...
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Written by: Moss Hart, George S. Kaufman
Length: 2 hrs
Content format: Unabridged
Its 1929 as The Jazz Singer hits the silver screen and the talkies promise to change movies forever. Enter three down-and-out vaudevillians who hatch a hare-brained scheme to make it big in Tinsel Town. Their plan? To open a voice academy for the witless stars of silent movies. The only things standing in their way are ditzy starlets and power-hungry movie moguls. Starring Ed Asner and directed by Moss Harts son, this is top-of-the-bill screwball comedy and Kaufman and Hart genius at its very best
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring:
Caroline Aaron as Helen Hobart and Miss Chasen
Edward Asner as Herman Glogauer
Jen Dede as Susan Walker
Jeanie as Mrs. Walker and Miss Leighton
David Kaufman as George Lewis
Katharine Leonard as Florabel Leigh and Bridesmaid #2
Joe Liss as Ernest and others
Kellie Matteson as Phyllis Fontaine and Bridesmaid #1;
Jon Matthews as Rudolph Kammerling and others
Sarah Rafferty as May Daniels
Jonathan Silverman as Jerry Hyland
Steve Vinovich as Lawrence Vail and others
Directed by Christopher Hart. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.
Contact us: nm45807@gmail.com
https://wn.com/Once_In_A_Lifetime_Audiobook
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Written by: Moss Hart, George S. Kaufman
Length: 2 hrs
Content format: Unabridged
Its 1929 as The Jazz Singer hits the silver screen and the talkies promise to change movies forever. Enter three down-and-out vaudevillians who hatch a hare-brained scheme to make it big in Tinsel Town. Their plan? To open a voice academy for the witless stars of silent movies. The only things standing in their way are ditzy starlets and power-hungry movie moguls. Starring Ed Asner and directed by Moss Harts son, this is top-of-the-bill screwball comedy and Kaufman and Hart genius at its very best
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring:
Caroline Aaron as Helen Hobart and Miss Chasen
Edward Asner as Herman Glogauer
Jen Dede as Susan Walker
Jeanie as Mrs. Walker and Miss Leighton
David Kaufman as George Lewis
Katharine Leonard as Florabel Leigh and Bridesmaid #2
Joe Liss as Ernest and others
Kellie Matteson as Phyllis Fontaine and Bridesmaid #1;
Jon Matthews as Rudolph Kammerling and others
Sarah Rafferty as May Daniels
Jonathan Silverman as Jerry Hyland
Steve Vinovich as Lawrence Vail and others
Directed by Christopher Hart. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.
Contact us: nm45807@gmail.com
- published: 10 Oct 2017
- views: 0
World Cup Song
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- Duration: 3:39
- Updated: 25 May 2014
- views: 18458594
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The official YouTube World Cup song! Joe Weller, KSI and Randolph hit up Brazil to bring you this epic track. Brazil FIFA World Cup 2014.
KSI: http://www.youtube.com/ksi
Randolph: https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialRandolph
Joe Weller's twitter: http://www.twitter.com/joe_weller_
Special thanks to:
Roman Kemp (DOP) - http://www.youtube.com/romankemp @romankemp
Make-up: Emma Trachtenberg - http://www.hyperactive.co.uk
STA Travel - http://www.statravel.com
Peperami - http://www.twitter.com/peperami
Pete - http://formidableproductions.com
Puma - http://www.twitter.com/puma
Akinfenwa:
Beast Mode On Clothing - http://www.OfficialBMOStore.co.uk
Our tour guide: Carlos Desales - http://www.americasconnect.com
Marcos Brandão - http://www.dalajevidigal.com.br
Lyrics:
Verse 1 --
(Randolph)
Ladies and gentleman, welcome to Brasilia,
Football capital of the world, it'll steal ya,
Life for a night whilst you're on the edge of your seat,
Biting your nails waiting for victory or defeat,
And the weak don't even compete, it's the best of the best,
The rest are crying tryna form a protest,
Ibra! I'm talking to you!
but wait, let's get back on track,
Cause right now, yeah right now we're,
Chorus x2 --
Hitting up Brazil (What),
We do it our way,
Representing the world (Uh),
We're talking replay,
Im not gonna sing it till I see you got ya hands up,
Sing it (Up),Sing it (Up),
Verse 2 --
(Randolph)
This the - World Cup, yeah, emotions are flying,
Got the fireworks going off, Balotelii supplying,
Eyeing him us is Neymar, setting up the Claymores bombs,
Each nation's about to get it on,
It's do or die, a warfield, no time for failure, no time to freeze,
On the other hand, you got every team thinking they can win at penaltieeezzz..
With a psychologist.. Please
Joe:
Yeahhhh, I've been waiting 4 years
Long time coming
Now the world cup is here
You've got the players, the fans, did I mention burger flipping vans
32 teams and maybe a bit of romance.
Ugh
And I'm buzzing for more!
My current generation play better than ever before!
You got Ronaldo, Messi,
that nutty geeza Balotelli
talk about the best
Hands up if you agree!
Chorus x2
KSI:
Rise up,
Beat the rest,
Win the cup yeah like I'm George Best,
This here,
Is our time,
Climbing to the top at our prime!
Believe me as we here shine,
Skills so sick and sublime.
got the people cheering; screaming
as we do the dealing
raise the roof
destroy the ceiling
even BEP be feeling,
In the country of Brazil
Where I like to chill
Worked hard to get up hill
Now I'm worth a mill
My team I'm reppin' still
What you scoring?
Nil!
Shock the world like I'm Lesnar!
Take the lead saying "Yes sir!"
Buzzing like a pinnacle bee;
getting that nectar!
Chorus x2
Thanks for watching! Let's make number 1!
Subscribe for more!
https://wn.com/World_Cup_Song
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DOWNLOAD ON ITUNES! https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/world-cup-song-feat.-randolph/id880336212
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The official YouTube World Cup song! Joe Weller, KSI and Randolph hit up Brazil to bring you this epic track. Brazil FIFA World Cup 2014.
KSI: http://www.youtube.com/ksi
Randolph: https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialRandolph
Joe Weller's twitter: http://www.twitter.com/joe_weller_
Special thanks to:
Roman Kemp (DOP) - http://www.youtube.com/romankemp @romankemp
Make-up: Emma Trachtenberg - http://www.hyperactive.co.uk
STA Travel - http://www.statravel.com
Peperami - http://www.twitter.com/peperami
Pete - http://formidableproductions.com
Puma - http://www.twitter.com/puma
Akinfenwa:
Beast Mode On Clothing - http://www.OfficialBMOStore.co.uk
Our tour guide: Carlos Desales - http://www.americasconnect.com
Marcos Brandão - http://www.dalajevidigal.com.br
Lyrics:
Verse 1 --
(Randolph)
Ladies and gentleman, welcome to Brasilia,
Football capital of the world, it'll steal ya,
Life for a night whilst you're on the edge of your seat,
Biting your nails waiting for victory or defeat,
And the weak don't even compete, it's the best of the best,
The rest are crying tryna form a protest,
Ibra! I'm talking to you!
but wait, let's get back on track,
Cause right now, yeah right now we're,
Chorus x2 --
Hitting up Brazil (What),
We do it our way,
Representing the world (Uh),
We're talking replay,
Im not gonna sing it till I see you got ya hands up,
Sing it (Up),Sing it (Up),
Verse 2 --
(Randolph)
This the - World Cup, yeah, emotions are flying,
Got the fireworks going off, Balotelii supplying,
Eyeing him us is Neymar, setting up the Claymores bombs,
Each nation's about to get it on,
It's do or die, a warfield, no time for failure, no time to freeze,
On the other hand, you got every team thinking they can win at penaltieeezzz..
With a psychologist.. Please
Joe:
Yeahhhh, I've been waiting 4 years
Long time coming
Now the world cup is here
You've got the players, the fans, did I mention burger flipping vans
32 teams and maybe a bit of romance.
Ugh
And I'm buzzing for more!
My current generation play better than ever before!
You got Ronaldo, Messi,
that nutty geeza Balotelli
talk about the best
Hands up if you agree!
Chorus x2
KSI:
Rise up,
Beat the rest,
Win the cup yeah like I'm George Best,
This here,
Is our time,
Climbing to the top at our prime!
Believe me as we here shine,
Skills so sick and sublime.
got the people cheering; screaming
as we do the dealing
raise the roof
destroy the ceiling
even BEP be feeling,
In the country of Brazil
Where I like to chill
Worked hard to get up hill
Now I'm worth a mill
My team I'm reppin' still
What you scoring?
Nil!
Shock the world like I'm Lesnar!
Take the lead saying "Yes sir!"
Buzzing like a pinnacle bee;
getting that nectar!
Chorus x2
Thanks for watching! Let's make number 1!
Subscribe for more!
- published: 25 May 2014
- views: 18458594
1952 GOBS AND GALS TRAILER GEORGE AND BERT BERNARD
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- Duration: 2:09
- Updated: 13 Feb 2014
- views: 231
Trailer for the American screen debut of popular comics, George and Bert Bernard, GOBS AND GALS. It was hoped the comedy team -- which had garnered fame with th...
Trailer for the American screen debut of popular comics, George and Bert Bernard, GOBS AND GALS. It was hoped the comedy team -- which had garnered fame with their night club act pantomiming top record hits of the days and already appeared in a movie in France -- would become another Martin and Lewis. But the brothers Bernard failed to click with movie audiences. They made only one additional film and television appearance.
https://wn.com/1952_Gobs_And_Gals_Trailer_George_And_Bert_Bernard
Trailer for the American screen debut of popular comics, George and Bert Bernard, GOBS AND GALS. It was hoped the comedy team -- which had garnered fame with their night club act pantomiming top record hits of the days and already appeared in a movie in France -- would become another Martin and Lewis. But the brothers Bernard failed to click with movie audiences. They made only one additional film and television appearance.
- published: 13 Feb 2014
- views: 231
Blacks and Vaudeville - part 2 from documentary
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- Duration: 9:15
- Updated: 13 Oct 2011
- views: 10191
Second of two parts of the segment on Blacks and Vaudeville, from a two-hour documentary on Vaudeville.
especially good bits and quality film of The Nicholas B...
Second of two parts of the segment on Blacks and Vaudeville, from a two-hour documentary on Vaudeville.
especially good bits and quality film of The Nicholas Brothers, and also Bert Williams.
performance clips and interviews with:
Moms Mabley
Ethel Waters
Reed and Bryant
Bobby Short
June Havoc
Nicholas Brothers (Harold and Fayard)
Eubie Blake
Bert Williams
Jack LaMaire
Al Hirschfeld
see part one here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agTF2E83AUY
https://wn.com/Blacks_And_Vaudeville_Part_2_From_Documentary
Second of two parts of the segment on Blacks and Vaudeville, from a two-hour documentary on Vaudeville.
especially good bits and quality film of The Nicholas Brothers, and also Bert Williams.
performance clips and interviews with:
Moms Mabley
Ethel Waters
Reed and Bryant
Bobby Short
June Havoc
Nicholas Brothers (Harold and Fayard)
Eubie Blake
Bert Williams
Jack LaMaire
Al Hirschfeld
see part one here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agTF2E83AUY
- published: 13 Oct 2011
- views: 10191
W.C. Fields in "Home Movie" - 1928
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- Duration: 1:51
- Updated: 22 May 2012
- views: 23885
W.C. Fields at the home he rented in 1928 while appearing in Earl Carroll's Vanities, 7th Edition. The house shown in the film at 15 Dunster Road, Great Neck, ...
W.C. Fields at the home he rented in 1928 while appearing in Earl Carroll's Vanities, 7th Edition. The house shown in the film at 15 Dunster Road, Great Neck, New York on Long Island looks much the same today as it did in 1928. You can see the Google image here: http://tinyurl.com/6ns6fnh Confirmation that W.C. Fields rented the house at the time can be found in the booklet, "Russell Gardens Golden Anniversary: 1931-1981," a PDF of which can be obtained here: http://tinyurl.com/6p3qm7t (It might take a minute to download.) There is also in the booklet an illustration of the bridge W.C. Fields walks over, "Scene in the Russell Gardens Woodland Park." A tip of the hat to Brent Walker for the sleuthing that brought this information to light.
Film by George Mann of the comedy dance team, Barto and Mann.
There's more about George Mann in vaudeville here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barto_and_Mann
His photography here:
http://www.akg-images.co.uk/_customer/london/mailout/1004/georgemann/
And later in life here:
http://onbunkerhill.org/georgemann
And a Three Stooges clip, in color, taken by George Mann in 1938 here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbN9nwrAbFs
https://wn.com/W.C._Fields_In_Home_Movie_1928
W.C. Fields at the home he rented in 1928 while appearing in Earl Carroll's Vanities, 7th Edition. The house shown in the film at 15 Dunster Road, Great Neck, New York on Long Island looks much the same today as it did in 1928. You can see the Google image here: http://tinyurl.com/6ns6fnh Confirmation that W.C. Fields rented the house at the time can be found in the booklet, "Russell Gardens Golden Anniversary: 1931-1981," a PDF of which can be obtained here: http://tinyurl.com/6p3qm7t (It might take a minute to download.) There is also in the booklet an illustration of the bridge W.C. Fields walks over, "Scene in the Russell Gardens Woodland Park." A tip of the hat to Brent Walker for the sleuthing that brought this information to light.
Film by George Mann of the comedy dance team, Barto and Mann.
There's more about George Mann in vaudeville here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barto_and_Mann
His photography here:
http://www.akg-images.co.uk/_customer/london/mailout/1004/georgemann/
And later in life here:
http://onbunkerhill.org/georgemann
And a Three Stooges clip, in color, taken by George Mann in 1938 here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbN9nwrAbFs
- published: 22 May 2012
- views: 23885
Virtual Vaudeville - Sandow
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- Duration: 0:44
- Updated: 16 May 2016
- views: 99
Sandow the Magnificent was the most famous strongman of his time, and is widely regarded today as the first modern body-builder. This clip shows a preliminary a...
Sandow the Magnificent was the most famous strongman of his time, and is widely regarded today as the first modern body-builder. This clip shows a preliminary animation of the first few seconds of Sandow's routine.
http://virtualvaudeville.com
https://wn.com/Virtual_Vaudeville_Sandow
Sandow the Magnificent was the most famous strongman of his time, and is widely regarded today as the first modern body-builder. This clip shows a preliminary animation of the first few seconds of Sandow's routine.
http://virtualvaudeville.com
- published: 16 May 2016
- views: 99
1982 Vintage Film | Batley Variety Club | The History
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- Duration: 49:51
- Updated: 08 May 2014
- views: 49840
http://www.batleyfrontier.co.uk/ Available for Private Hire! Contact us today: PAST PERFORMERS INCLUDE... (in no particular order) ::: The Bachelors, Kenny Ball...
http://www.batleyfrontier.co.uk/ Available for Private Hire! Contact us today: PAST PERFORMERS INCLUDE... (in no particular order) ::: The Bachelors, Kenny Ball and the Jazzmen, Donald Peers, Bob Monkhouse, Jayne Mansfield, Ernie Tomasso, Adam Faith, Maggy Sarragne, Jimmy Marshall, Jimmy Wheeler, Des Lane, Barry Lane, Helen Shapiro, John Bouchier, Les Escudos, Swinging Blue Jeans, P J Proby, Peter and Gordon, John Walker, Kathy Kirby, Jimmy Tarbuck, Christine Evans, Lonnie Donegan, Max Wall, Sandie Shaw, Ted Rogers, Billy Daniels, Lulu, Matt Monro, Joyce Howard, Billy Cotton, The Temperance Seven, Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas, The Beverley Sisters, David Conway, Scott Walker, Billy Fury, Will Gaines, The Chants, Eric Delaney Showband, Johnny Hackett, Three Monarchs, Frankie Vaughan, Audrey Jeans, Freddie & the Dreamers, Morecambe and Wise, Frankie Howerd, Dusty Springfield, Dave Valentine, David Whitfield, Long John Baldry, Morton Frazer Harmonica Gang, Sounds Incorporated, Vince Hill, Dorothy Squires, Solomon King, Englebert Humperdinck, Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong, Gene Pitney, Johnny Ball, Martin St James, The Hollies, Des O'Conner, Leapy Lee, Gracie Fields, The Tremeloes, Wee Willie Harris, John Rowles, Micki and Griff, Ivor Emmanuel, Clark Brothers, Freddie Davies, Susan Wilson, Weavers Green, The Move, Gordon and Bunny Jay, Dixie Lee, Cilla Black, Del Shannon, The Kaye Sisters, Dickie Henderson, Mike & Bernie Winters, The Barron Knights, Dave Allen, Shirley Bassey, Marty Wilde, Norman Collier, Bruce Forsyth, Al Read, Kim Cordell, Jack Platts, The Caravelles, Bobby Pattinson, Ray Fell, Max Bygraves, Frank Ifield, Salena Jones, Sammy King & The Voltaires, Roy Orbison, Jimmy Edwards, Ronnie Hilton, Eartha Kitt, Norman Wisdom, Josef Locke, Winifred Attwell, Georgie Fame, John White and the Whales, Tony Daryll, Dickie and Dottie, Harry Secombe, Tony Holland, Marmalade, Duggie Brown, Ronnie Dukes & Rickie Lee, Tony Christie, Los Carlos, Cleo Laine & Johnny Dankworth, Richard Fox, Acker Bilk, Bobby Peters, Pat Parnell, Macie & the Cookies, Hylda Baker, Eric Conners 4, Heathmore, Syd Lawrence Orchestra, Bernadette, Jimmy Crawford Four, Robert Earl, Joan Regan, Wally Harper, Moira Anderson, Herman's Hermits, Craig Douglas, Peter Gordeno, The Shadows, The Dallas Boys, Charlie Williams, David and Marian Dalmour, Dana, Richard Barnes, The Karlins, Tommy Ward, David Copperfield, Tiny Tim, Rockin Berries, Jimmy Ruffin, Johnny Mathis, Paul Daniels, Syd Little & Eddie Large, Freda Payne, Bobby Knutt, Marvin Welch & Farrar, Bernie Clifton, Barry Crocker, Dave Parkin, Guy Mitchell, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown, The Kenways, Kenny Lynch, Derek Dene, Wayne Fontana, Jess Conrad, Michael Bentine, Jackie Trent & Tony Hatch, The Peddlers, Bert Weedon, Johnny Kennedy, Ray Martine, Reginald Dixon, Vera Lynn, Maxine Barry, Lennie Bennett, Cliff Richard, Dailey & Wayne, Clodagh Rodgers, Ronnie Smith, Jeff Christie, Stuart Damon, Joe Dolan, Judith Durham, The New Seekers, Malcolm Roberts, Gerry Marsden, Hughie Green and Monica Rose, Lovelace Watkins, George Hamilton IV, Lorne Gibson, The Mixtures, Harry Parker, Olivia Newton John, Val Doonican, The Fourmost, Dave Berry, Bitter Suite, Everley Brothers, Tommy Hunt, Carl Wayne, Labi Siffre, The Grumbleweeds, Clinton Ford, Neil Sedaka, Vicky Carr, Buddy Greco, The Drifters, Mike Yarwood, Jack Jones, The Coasters, Lena Martell, Paper Lace, Tom Jones, New Tornadoes, Mike Reid, Al Martino, Roger Whittaker, Frankie Laine, Susan Maughan, Ray Stevens, Jimmy Helms, Guys and Dolls, Reflections, The Platters, Teresa Brewer, Millican and Nesbitt, Champagne, The Spinners, Slim Whitman, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, Chuck Berry, Black Abbotts, Madeline Bell, Peters and Lee, The Flirtations, The Fantastics, Fentones, Steve Martin, The Supremes, Tommy Cooper, Freddie Starr, Bobby Redell, Bernard Manning, Ken Dodd, Dana, The Four Tops, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Bobby Crush, Blue Mink, Danny La Rue, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Johnny Tillotson, Mike Terry, The Bee Gees, The Three Degrees, The Rain, Showaddywaddy, Howard Keel, Cannon and Ball, Trini Lopez, Candlewick Green, Lynn Paul, Charles Aznavour, Black & White Minstrels, Alvin Stardust, Pan's People, Tom O'Conner, The Stylistics, Brotherhood of Man, Mike Harding, Sweet Sensation, The Merseybeats, Peter Casson, The Dubliners, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Tavarez, George Roper, New Vaudeville Band, Johnny Nash, The Nolan Sisters, Jimmy James, Black Onyx, Rupert,
The list is taken from the book "BATLEY PRIDE -- more town tales" by Malcolm H Haigh
Let us know if we've missed any!
More info, video and vintage pics on http://www.batleyfrontier.co.uk/more/
https://wn.com/1982_Vintage_Film_|_Batley_Variety_Club_|_The_History
http://www.batleyfrontier.co.uk/ Available for Private Hire! Contact us today: PAST PERFORMERS INCLUDE... (in no particular order) ::: The Bachelors, Kenny Ball and the Jazzmen, Donald Peers, Bob Monkhouse, Jayne Mansfield, Ernie Tomasso, Adam Faith, Maggy Sarragne, Jimmy Marshall, Jimmy Wheeler, Des Lane, Barry Lane, Helen Shapiro, John Bouchier, Les Escudos, Swinging Blue Jeans, P J Proby, Peter and Gordon, John Walker, Kathy Kirby, Jimmy Tarbuck, Christine Evans, Lonnie Donegan, Max Wall, Sandie Shaw, Ted Rogers, Billy Daniels, Lulu, Matt Monro, Joyce Howard, Billy Cotton, The Temperance Seven, Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas, The Beverley Sisters, David Conway, Scott Walker, Billy Fury, Will Gaines, The Chants, Eric Delaney Showband, Johnny Hackett, Three Monarchs, Frankie Vaughan, Audrey Jeans, Freddie & the Dreamers, Morecambe and Wise, Frankie Howerd, Dusty Springfield, Dave Valentine, David Whitfield, Long John Baldry, Morton Frazer Harmonica Gang, Sounds Incorporated, Vince Hill, Dorothy Squires, Solomon King, Englebert Humperdinck, Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong, Gene Pitney, Johnny Ball, Martin St James, The Hollies, Des O'Conner, Leapy Lee, Gracie Fields, The Tremeloes, Wee Willie Harris, John Rowles, Micki and Griff, Ivor Emmanuel, Clark Brothers, Freddie Davies, Susan Wilson, Weavers Green, The Move, Gordon and Bunny Jay, Dixie Lee, Cilla Black, Del Shannon, The Kaye Sisters, Dickie Henderson, Mike & Bernie Winters, The Barron Knights, Dave Allen, Shirley Bassey, Marty Wilde, Norman Collier, Bruce Forsyth, Al Read, Kim Cordell, Jack Platts, The Caravelles, Bobby Pattinson, Ray Fell, Max Bygraves, Frank Ifield, Salena Jones, Sammy King & The Voltaires, Roy Orbison, Jimmy Edwards, Ronnie Hilton, Eartha Kitt, Norman Wisdom, Josef Locke, Winifred Attwell, Georgie Fame, John White and the Whales, Tony Daryll, Dickie and Dottie, Harry Secombe, Tony Holland, Marmalade, Duggie Brown, Ronnie Dukes & Rickie Lee, Tony Christie, Los Carlos, Cleo Laine & Johnny Dankworth, Richard Fox, Acker Bilk, Bobby Peters, Pat Parnell, Macie & the Cookies, Hylda Baker, Eric Conners 4, Heathmore, Syd Lawrence Orchestra, Bernadette, Jimmy Crawford Four, Robert Earl, Joan Regan, Wally Harper, Moira Anderson, Herman's Hermits, Craig Douglas, Peter Gordeno, The Shadows, The Dallas Boys, Charlie Williams, David and Marian Dalmour, Dana, Richard Barnes, The Karlins, Tommy Ward, David Copperfield, Tiny Tim, Rockin Berries, Jimmy Ruffin, Johnny Mathis, Paul Daniels, Syd Little & Eddie Large, Freda Payne, Bobby Knutt, Marvin Welch & Farrar, Bernie Clifton, Barry Crocker, Dave Parkin, Guy Mitchell, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown, The Kenways, Kenny Lynch, Derek Dene, Wayne Fontana, Jess Conrad, Michael Bentine, Jackie Trent & Tony Hatch, The Peddlers, Bert Weedon, Johnny Kennedy, Ray Martine, Reginald Dixon, Vera Lynn, Maxine Barry, Lennie Bennett, Cliff Richard, Dailey & Wayne, Clodagh Rodgers, Ronnie Smith, Jeff Christie, Stuart Damon, Joe Dolan, Judith Durham, The New Seekers, Malcolm Roberts, Gerry Marsden, Hughie Green and Monica Rose, Lovelace Watkins, George Hamilton IV, Lorne Gibson, The Mixtures, Harry Parker, Olivia Newton John, Val Doonican, The Fourmost, Dave Berry, Bitter Suite, Everley Brothers, Tommy Hunt, Carl Wayne, Labi Siffre, The Grumbleweeds, Clinton Ford, Neil Sedaka, Vicky Carr, Buddy Greco, The Drifters, Mike Yarwood, Jack Jones, The Coasters, Lena Martell, Paper Lace, Tom Jones, New Tornadoes, Mike Reid, Al Martino, Roger Whittaker, Frankie Laine, Susan Maughan, Ray Stevens, Jimmy Helms, Guys and Dolls, Reflections, The Platters, Teresa Brewer, Millican and Nesbitt, Champagne, The Spinners, Slim Whitman, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, Chuck Berry, Black Abbotts, Madeline Bell, Peters and Lee, The Flirtations, The Fantastics, Fentones, Steve Martin, The Supremes, Tommy Cooper, Freddie Starr, Bobby Redell, Bernard Manning, Ken Dodd, Dana, The Four Tops, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Bobby Crush, Blue Mink, Danny La Rue, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Johnny Tillotson, Mike Terry, The Bee Gees, The Three Degrees, The Rain, Showaddywaddy, Howard Keel, Cannon and Ball, Trini Lopez, Candlewick Green, Lynn Paul, Charles Aznavour, Black & White Minstrels, Alvin Stardust, Pan's People, Tom O'Conner, The Stylistics, Brotherhood of Man, Mike Harding, Sweet Sensation, The Merseybeats, Peter Casson, The Dubliners, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Tavarez, George Roper, New Vaudeville Band, Johnny Nash, The Nolan Sisters, Jimmy James, Black Onyx, Rupert,
The list is taken from the book "BATLEY PRIDE -- more town tales" by Malcolm H Haigh
Let us know if we've missed any!
More info, video and vintage pics on http://www.batleyfrontier.co.uk/more/
- published: 08 May 2014
- views: 49840
Fragment Bert Williams Lime Kiln Club Field Day
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- Duration: 0:31
- Updated: 13 Jan 2015
- views: 4021
Scène uit de film Bert Williams Lime Kiln Club Field Day waarin men in de Lime Kiln Club de cakewalk danst. Deze film werd in 1913 gemaakt door uitsluitend zwar...
Scène uit de film Bert Williams Lime Kiln Club Field Day waarin men in de Lime Kiln Club de cakewalk danst. Deze film werd in 1913 gemaakt door uitsluitend zwarte acteurs, een unicum in die tijd. De film werd pas 100 jaar later, in 2014, afgemaakt en vertoond.
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Scène uit de film Bert Williams Lime Kiln Club Field Day waarin men in de Lime Kiln Club de cakewalk danst. Deze film werd in 1913 gemaakt door uitsluitend zwarte acteurs, een unicum in die tijd. De film werd pas 100 jaar later, in 2014, afgemaakt en vertoond.
- published: 13 Jan 2015
- views: 4021
Exclusive: George Kennedy Talks About Life and His New Memoir "Trust Me"
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- Duration: 3:42
- Updated: 23 Sep 2011
- views: 55241
Trust Me: a Memoir by George Kennedy (October 2011, Applause Books)
Ordering info:
http://www.halleonardbooks.com/product/viewproduct.do?itemid=314864
"T...
Trust Me: a Memoir by George Kennedy (October 2011, Applause Books)
Ordering info:
http://www.halleonardbooks.com/product/viewproduct.do?itemid=314864
"These are memoirs of a kid born in New York City in 1925. His dad, George Senior, was a pianist, composer, and orchestra leader at Proctor's Vaudeville Theatre, and his mother, Helen, played in a classic dance troupe. Hanky-panky ensued. They married, and I soon was the result...
I write like I talk. A long time ago I tried making 'talking and telling the truth' one and the same. That isn't just difficult; it means painfully reviewing things you've been led to believe since you were a child. That's very hard to do. Like many, I have marched along adhering to conventions (sex, color, church, party, gang) without examination. There's a wonderful, protective 'togetherness' in that anonymity. You obey or are damned, less joined together than stuck together. You become an echo rather than a voice.
This book is about what happens when you stop fearing and think.
I like writing, but warmed-over BS is not on the menu. You are the most important thing in life. Every phrase in the book -- awkward or not -- is how I think and question everything. I wrote every word as if we were sitting together. I want you to think, too..." -- George Kennedy, from the preface
https://wn.com/Exclusive_George_Kennedy_Talks_About_Life_And_His_New_Memoir_Trust_Me
Trust Me: a Memoir by George Kennedy (October 2011, Applause Books)
Ordering info:
http://www.halleonardbooks.com/product/viewproduct.do?itemid=314864
"These are memoirs of a kid born in New York City in 1925. His dad, George Senior, was a pianist, composer, and orchestra leader at Proctor's Vaudeville Theatre, and his mother, Helen, played in a classic dance troupe. Hanky-panky ensued. They married, and I soon was the result...
I write like I talk. A long time ago I tried making 'talking and telling the truth' one and the same. That isn't just difficult; it means painfully reviewing things you've been led to believe since you were a child. That's very hard to do. Like many, I have marched along adhering to conventions (sex, color, church, party, gang) without examination. There's a wonderful, protective 'togetherness' in that anonymity. You obey or are damned, less joined together than stuck together. You become an echo rather than a voice.
This book is about what happens when you stop fearing and think.
I like writing, but warmed-over BS is not on the menu. You are the most important thing in life. Every phrase in the book -- awkward or not -- is how I think and question everything. I wrote every word as if we were sitting together. I want you to think, too..." -- George Kennedy, from the preface
- published: 23 Sep 2011
- views: 55241
Nightmare Alley - Full Movie - GOOD QUALITY (1947)
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- Duration: 1:51:20
- Updated: 19 Jul 2017
- views: 45672
Nightmare Alley is a 1947 film noir starring Tyrone Power, Joan Blondell and Coleen Gray - and directed by Edmund Goulding. The film is based on the 1946 novel...
Nightmare Alley is a 1947 film noir starring Tyrone Power, Joan Blondell and Coleen Gray - and directed by Edmund Goulding. The film is based on the 1946 novel of the same name, written by William Lindsay Gresham.
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Power, wishing to expand beyond the romantic and swashbuckler roles that brought him to fame, bought the rights to the novel so he could star as the unsavory lead, "The Great Stanton", a scheming carnival barker. The film premiered in the United States on October 9, 1947, then went into wide release on October 28, 1947, later having six more European releases between November 1947 to May 1954.
To make the film more believable, the producers built a full working carnival on ten acres (40,000 m2) of the 20th Century Fox back lot. They also hired over 100 sideshow attractions and carnival people to add further authenticity.
Nightmare Alley was somewhat unusual among film noir in having top stars, production staff and a relatively large budget. Despite a strong promotion campaign, the film was not a financial success upon its original release, due in part to protests against some of the scandalous content. The film has found acclaim and is regarded as a classic.
PLOT (Minor Spoilers)
Roustabout Stanton Carlisle (Tyrone Power) joins a traveling carny and unsuccessfully schemes to figure out the mind-reading act of Mademoiselle Zeena (Joan Blondell) and her alcoholic husband, Pete (Ian Keith). But when Pete dies, Zeena is forced to take on Stanton as a partner, and he quickly proves more gifted than his predecessor. Ambitious to a fault, Carlisle abandons Zeena and the carny to reinvent himself as "The Great Stanton," wowing high-class audiences in a Chicago hotel.
CAST
Tyrone Power as Stanton "Stan" Carlisle
Joan Blondell as Zeena Krumbein
Coleen Gray as Molly Carlisle
Helen Walker as Lilith Ritter
Taylor Holmes as Ezra Grindle
Mike Mazurki as Bruno
Ian Keith as Pete Krumbein
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Nightmare Alley is a 1947 film noir starring Tyrone Power, Joan Blondell and Coleen Gray - and directed by Edmund Goulding. The film is based on the 1946 novel of the same name, written by William Lindsay Gresham.
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Power, wishing to expand beyond the romantic and swashbuckler roles that brought him to fame, bought the rights to the novel so he could star as the unsavory lead, "The Great Stanton", a scheming carnival barker. The film premiered in the United States on October 9, 1947, then went into wide release on October 28, 1947, later having six more European releases between November 1947 to May 1954.
To make the film more believable, the producers built a full working carnival on ten acres (40,000 m2) of the 20th Century Fox back lot. They also hired over 100 sideshow attractions and carnival people to add further authenticity.
Nightmare Alley was somewhat unusual among film noir in having top stars, production staff and a relatively large budget. Despite a strong promotion campaign, the film was not a financial success upon its original release, due in part to protests against some of the scandalous content. The film has found acclaim and is regarded as a classic.
PLOT (Minor Spoilers)
Roustabout Stanton Carlisle (Tyrone Power) joins a traveling carny and unsuccessfully schemes to figure out the mind-reading act of Mademoiselle Zeena (Joan Blondell) and her alcoholic husband, Pete (Ian Keith). But when Pete dies, Zeena is forced to take on Stanton as a partner, and he quickly proves more gifted than his predecessor. Ambitious to a fault, Carlisle abandons Zeena and the carny to reinvent himself as "The Great Stanton," wowing high-class audiences in a Chicago hotel.
CAST
Tyrone Power as Stanton "Stan" Carlisle
Joan Blondell as Zeena Krumbein
Coleen Gray as Molly Carlisle
Helen Walker as Lilith Ritter
Taylor Holmes as Ezra Grindle
Mike Mazurki as Bruno
Ian Keith as Pete Krumbein
[Subtitles available just click CC]
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- published: 19 Jul 2017
- views: 45672
A Natural Born Gambler (1916) - 1st Black American to Write/Direct/Act in own movie - Bert Williams
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- Duration: 22:47
- Updated: 01 Aug 2012
- views: 3562
The first instance of an African-American writing, directing, and acting in a single film.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139488/
CHANGE BEFORE GOING PRODUCTION...
The first instance of an African-American writing, directing, and acting in a single film.
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The first instance of an African-American writing, directing, and acting in a single film.
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More classic silent films added daily to the channel. We hope you enjoy these movies and cartoons, some of which contain new musical scores, from early cinema.
- published: 01 Aug 2012
- views: 3562
Available now
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- Duration: 2:11
- Updated: 13 Feb 2015
- views: 2419
Order on Amazon Instant
Black History Story - The Past And The Present (Documentary)
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Order now...
Order on Amazon Instant
Black History Story - The Past And The Present (Documentary)
7day Rental $1.99
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Starring
Ben Caldwell, Keenan Chapman, Asun (The Great), Star Lasha, Clifton Hazzard and Goofy Scott.
Produced & Directed by A.C.CEENNO
Film Description
Documentary Film, explains the true multiple historical Stories about African American Culture,
Starting with, Langston Hughes, Madam CJ Walker, Paul Robeson, "Baby" Esther Jones,
Martin Luther King Jr. Michael Brown, and more.
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Order on Amazon Instant
Black History Story - The Past And The Present (Documentary)
7day Rental $1.99
Digital Download $8.00
DVD Hard Copy $10.00
Order now On Amazon at
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Starring
Ben Caldwell, Keenan Chapman, Asun (The Great), Star Lasha, Clifton Hazzard and Goofy Scott.
Produced & Directed by A.C.CEENNO
Film Description
Documentary Film, explains the true multiple historical Stories about African American Culture,
Starting with, Langston Hughes, Madam CJ Walker, Paul Robeson, "Baby" Esther Jones,
Martin Luther King Jr. Michael Brown, and more.
- published: 13 Feb 2015
- views: 2419
Cora La Redd
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- Duration: 1:52
- Updated: 15 Apr 2008
- views: 8952
dancehistory.org
dancehistory.org
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dancehistory.org
- published: 15 Apr 2008
- views: 8952
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George Walker: Concerto for Cello & Orchestra (1981)
The American composer, pianist and teacher, George Walker (1922- ) has written an extensive body of music in all genres with the exception of opera. Much of his music is available commercially on the Albany label. Here is the world premiere broadcast performance of his Cello Concerto with cellist, Lorne Monroe and the New York Philharmonic conducted by Zubin Mehta from January 14, 1982. -Video Upload powered by https://www.TunesToTube.com
published: 07 Aug 2017 -
George Walker Jazz Guitar Duo in Nebraska City Winter 2006
George Walker Jazz guitar Duo Guitar arrangements of standard jazz tunes April in Paris and more www.georgewalkermusic.com George Walker lead guitar Bob Masara on bass
published: 01 Nov 2012 -
HAYDN: Sonata in c-minor, Hob. XVI/20 - GEORGE WALKER
1): Allegro moderato 2) (@ 09:42): Andante con moto 3)) (@ 18:58): Allegro George Walker, piano from Albany TROY411 (2001) http://www.albanyrecords.com A special request for posting by Mr. Walker himself. George Walker began his concert career as a pianist with a "notable debut" recital in Town Hall, New York, in 1945 - a recital sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Efrem Zimbalist. Two weeks later, he performed the Third Piano Concerto of Rachmaninoff with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy conducting. He was immediately hailed as one of the most brilliant pianists of his generation. In 1950, he became the first black instrumentalist to be signed by a major concert management, National Concert Artists. In 1953, he made an unprecedented tour of seven European countries - Sweden, Denmark...
published: 29 Jul 2017 -
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Guitarist George Walker's playing on his TV Show #4 George Walker Music
Guitarist George Walker giving a music lesson on how he writes some of his songs. This song is called a Cloudy Sunset . This is one of George's original songs with a Brazilian samba style. Some of George's influences are Kenny Burrell and Carlos Jobin. This is a lesson on chord progressions in and out of E flat and C minor.
published: 01 Nov 2012 -
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To Russia With George - Documentary Richard Blanshard Producer ,Director, DOP
To Russia With George ,George Walker, Brent Walker, Richard Blanshard ,Producer,Director,DOP, East Ender, Boxer, Movie Mogul,, Billy Walker, Goldcrest,
published: 13 Jun 2017 -
Guitarist George Walker in Omaha,Ne @ Havana Cigar Bar Nov 2010 Part 2
Guitarist George Walker playing Betcha by Golly Wow Kent Barnes on drums Clark Ewalt on bass
published: 01 Nov 2012 -
Conversation with Dr. George Walker
Conversation with first African American Pulitzer Prize Winner in composition, Dr. George Walker.
published: 23 Jun 2017 -
Smooth Blues Jazz Guitarist George Walker @ Havana Cigar Bar Nov 2010 Part 1
Smooth Blues Jazz Trio Summer Time George Walker - guitar Clark Ewalt - bass Kent Barns - drums
published: 01 Nov 2012 -
Beat Museum - Brian Hassett and George Walker - Part 1
published: 06 Jun 2017 -
George Walker at Suez by Anthony Trollope (Book Reading, British English Female Voice)
This is an audiobooks presentation using TTS (Text-To-Speech) synthesis technology. Book reading is made simple and easy where texts are displayed along with highlighted paragraphs and words. Just sit back, watch and listen. Also, viewer suggestions is appreciated. If you are unable to find another book written by this same author, please write a comment to make a request for such book. Best regards. Explore, imagine & enjoy! Please visit and subscribe at http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOIu6fZOViBEgvhSYqka4GQ
published: 12 Mar 2017 -
Guitarist George Walker's TV and Variety in Omaha Ne. Show #2
George Walker on guitar playing his original song called Spring Fest. George creates guitar lessons and songs especially for guitarist. This is a part of George Walker's T.V. that was on Cox cable in Omahs, Ne. check out Smooth Blues Jazz Guitar on Amazon by Guitarist George Walker
published: 01 Nov 2012 -
George Walker – Now Appearing George Walker (1977) - Canadian Jazz, Funk, Soul, Pop - Vinyl
*DISCLAIMER* NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED. I DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO MUSIC IN THIS VIDEO. I DO NOT MONETIZE THIS VIDEO. If you own copyright to this music please contact me first I will take down immediately! __________________ George Walker (9) – Now Appearing George Walker Label: RCA – KKL1-0208 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: Canada Released: 1977 Genre: Jazz, Funk / Soul, Pop Style: Easy Listening Tracklist A1 Leaving Me For Yopu Is Oh So Easy A2 Where I've Never Dared To Go A3 Come Close Out Doors A4 Karianna A5 Core N'grato B1 A Picture In My MInd B2 Wendy Heater B3 Come To My Bedside B4 Live Each Day Of Your Life B5 Warlock
published: 01 Feb 2016 -
Guitarist George Walker's TV Show #1 in Omaha, Ne
These are segments of guitarist George Walker T.V. and variety show on cox Cable. George interviewed local guest and gave guitar lessons on this show. Dora Goldstrom introduces George.
published: 01 Nov 2012 -
George Walker: Illustrating Alice Celebrating 150 Years of Artists
On April 15th and 16th, the University of Maryland Libraries hosted the 2016 Spring Meeting of The Lewis Carroll Society of North America (LCSNA). The society has a diverse membership of collectors, scholars, artists, Lewis Carroll enthusiasts, and Alice fans alike. A series of talks were held at Hornbake Library in conjunction with Alice 150 Years and Counting...The Legacy of Lewis Carroll: Selections from the Collection of August and Clare Imholtz, a Special Collections and University Archives exhibit on display from October 2015 - July 2016. The exhibit highlighted the collection of LSCNA members, August and Clare Imholtz.
published: 24 Aug 2016 -
George W Bush - From Baby to 71 Year Old
George Walker Bush - George W Bush - From Baby to 71 Year Old
published: 12 Jul 2017 -
The Highland Woodworker - Episode 14
Moment with a Master: Furniture maker and author, George Walker, has unlocked a building and design code that dates back centuries ago. Hear how he applies what he has uncovered everyday in his Canton, Ohio shop! Feature: Ever wonder what it takes to build a windsor chair? Greg Pennington shows us his special technique, and part of it includes lasers! Popular Woodworking’s Tips, Tricks and Techniques: David Thiel gives us a bit of advice when it comes to which route to take when it comes to picking out the perfect hand routers for your shop! Generation Next: Emily Brock took her passion for food and woodworking to create exclusive kitchen tools that look so nice you almost feel guilty for using them! Tool Box: We’ll take a look at the Knew Concepts Woodworker’s Aluminum Fretsaw’s cutt...
published: 12 Sep 2014 -
Jazz One George Walker
published: 18 Jan 2013 -
Ajo Adjei Interchange, George Walker Bush Highway And Kwame Nkrumah Circle Interchange
published: 03 Oct 2015
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George Walker: Concerto for Cello & Orchestra (1981)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 23:03
- Updated: 07 Aug 2017
- views: 297
The American composer, pianist and teacher, George Walker (1922- ) has written an extensive body of music in all genres with the exception of opera. Much of hi...
The American composer, pianist and teacher, George Walker (1922- ) has written an extensive body of music in all genres with the exception of opera. Much of his music is available commercially on the Albany label.
Here is the world premiere broadcast performance of his Cello Concerto with cellist, Lorne Monroe and the New York Philharmonic conducted by Zubin Mehta from January 14, 1982.
-Video Upload powered by https://www.TunesToTube.com
https://wn.com/George_Walker_Concerto_For_Cello_Orchestra_(1981)
The American composer, pianist and teacher, George Walker (1922- ) has written an extensive body of music in all genres with the exception of opera. Much of his music is available commercially on the Albany label.
Here is the world premiere broadcast performance of his Cello Concerto with cellist, Lorne Monroe and the New York Philharmonic conducted by Zubin Mehta from January 14, 1982.
-Video Upload powered by https://www.TunesToTube.com
- published: 07 Aug 2017
- views: 297
George Walker Jazz Guitar Duo in Nebraska City Winter 2006
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 59:09
- Updated: 01 Nov 2012
- views: 5284
George Walker Jazz guitar Duo Guitar arrangements of standard jazz tunes
April in Paris and more www.georgewalkermusic.com
George Walker lead guitar
Bob ...
George Walker Jazz guitar Duo Guitar arrangements of standard jazz tunes
April in Paris and more www.georgewalkermusic.com
George Walker lead guitar
Bob Masara on bass
https://wn.com/George_Walker_Jazz_Guitar_Duo_In_Nebraska_City_Winter_2006
George Walker Jazz guitar Duo Guitar arrangements of standard jazz tunes
April in Paris and more www.georgewalkermusic.com
George Walker lead guitar
Bob Masara on bass
- published: 01 Nov 2012
- views: 5284
HAYDN: Sonata in c-minor, Hob. XVI/20 - GEORGE WALKER
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 26:01
- Updated: 29 Jul 2017
- views: 111
1): Allegro moderato
2) (@ 09:42): Andante con moto
3)) (@ 18:58): Allegro
George Walker, piano
from Albany TROY411 (2001)
http://www.albanyrecords.com
A s...
1): Allegro moderato
2) (@ 09:42): Andante con moto
3)) (@ 18:58): Allegro
George Walker, piano
from Albany TROY411 (2001)
http://www.albanyrecords.com
A special request for posting by Mr. Walker himself.
George Walker began his concert career as a pianist with a "notable debut" recital in Town Hall, New York, in 1945 - a recital sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Efrem Zimbalist. Two weeks later, he performed the Third Piano Concerto of Rachmaninoff with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy conducting. He was immediately hailed as one of the most brilliant pianists of his generation. In 1950, he became the first black instrumentalist to be signed by a major concert management, National Concert Artists. In 1953, he made an unprecedented tour of seven European countries - Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and England with phenomenal success. Today, he is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Classical Music Hall of Fame. And by the way, as a composer, in 1996, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Music for his composition Lilacs for Voice and Orchestra, which was premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra with Seiji Ozawa conducting.
Contents:
Franz Josef Haydn, composer
Sonata in C Minor, Hob. XVI/20
George Walker, piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer
Sonata in E Flat Major, K.282
George Walker, piano
Franz Schubert, composer
Impromptu in A Flat Major, Op. 90, No. 4
George Walker, piano
Frederic Chopin, composer
Nocturne in D Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2
George Walker, piano
Frederic Chopin, composer
Mazurka in F Minor, Op. 63, No. 2
George Walker, piano
Frederic Chopin, composer
Mazurka in C Major, Op. 33, No. 3
George Walker, piano
Frederic Chopin, composerMazurka in D Flat Major, Op. 30, No. 3
George Walker, piano
Frederic Chopin, composer
Etude in G flat Major, Op. 10, No. 5
George Walker, piano
Claude Debussy, composer
Bruyeres (Prelude No. 5, Bk. 11)
George Walker, piano
Franz Liszt, composer
Valse Oubliee
George Walker, piano
Franz Liszt, composer
Funerailles
George Walker, piano
https://wn.com/Haydn_Sonata_In_C_Minor,_Hob._Xvi_20_George_Walker
1): Allegro moderato
2) (@ 09:42): Andante con moto
3)) (@ 18:58): Allegro
George Walker, piano
from Albany TROY411 (2001)
http://www.albanyrecords.com
A special request for posting by Mr. Walker himself.
George Walker began his concert career as a pianist with a "notable debut" recital in Town Hall, New York, in 1945 - a recital sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Efrem Zimbalist. Two weeks later, he performed the Third Piano Concerto of Rachmaninoff with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy conducting. He was immediately hailed as one of the most brilliant pianists of his generation. In 1950, he became the first black instrumentalist to be signed by a major concert management, National Concert Artists. In 1953, he made an unprecedented tour of seven European countries - Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and England with phenomenal success. Today, he is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Classical Music Hall of Fame. And by the way, as a composer, in 1996, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Music for his composition Lilacs for Voice and Orchestra, which was premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra with Seiji Ozawa conducting.
Contents:
Franz Josef Haydn, composer
Sonata in C Minor, Hob. XVI/20
George Walker, piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer
Sonata in E Flat Major, K.282
George Walker, piano
Franz Schubert, composer
Impromptu in A Flat Major, Op. 90, No. 4
George Walker, piano
Frederic Chopin, composer
Nocturne in D Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2
George Walker, piano
Frederic Chopin, composer
Mazurka in F Minor, Op. 63, No. 2
George Walker, piano
Frederic Chopin, composer
Mazurka in C Major, Op. 33, No. 3
George Walker, piano
Frederic Chopin, composerMazurka in D Flat Major, Op. 30, No. 3
George Walker, piano
Frederic Chopin, composer
Etude in G flat Major, Op. 10, No. 5
George Walker, piano
Claude Debussy, composer
Bruyeres (Prelude No. 5, Bk. 11)
George Walker, piano
Franz Liszt, composer
Valse Oubliee
George Walker, piano
Franz Liszt, composer
Funerailles
George Walker, piano
- published: 29 Jul 2017
- views: 111
Guitarist George Walker T.V. Show music lesson
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 29:55
- Updated: 01 Nov 2012
- views: 73
George Waker's music lessons.
George Waker's music lessons.
https://wn.com/Guitarist_George_Walker_T.V._Show_Music_Lesson
Guitarist George Walker's playing on his TV Show #4 George Walker Music
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 31:26
- Updated: 01 Nov 2012
- views: 469
Guitarist George Walker giving a music lesson on how he writes some of his songs.
This song is called a Cloudy Sunset . This is one of George's original songs w...
Guitarist George Walker giving a music lesson on how he writes some of his songs.
This song is called a Cloudy Sunset . This is one of George's original songs with a Brazilian samba style. Some of George's influences are Kenny Burrell and Carlos Jobin.
This is a lesson on chord progressions in and out of E flat and C minor.
https://wn.com/Guitarist_George_Walker's_Playing_On_His_Tv_Show_4_George_Walker_Music
Guitarist George Walker giving a music lesson on how he writes some of his songs.
This song is called a Cloudy Sunset . This is one of George's original songs with a Brazilian samba style. Some of George's influences are Kenny Burrell and Carlos Jobin.
This is a lesson on chord progressions in and out of E flat and C minor.
- published: 01 Nov 2012
- views: 469
GEORGE WALKER ON THE GUITAR
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 28:06
- Updated: 01 Nov 2012
- views: 108
Guitarist George Walker covers Caravan
Kazoo Tate on drums
Steve Gonzales on bass
Rehearsing at the Hot shops Omaha, Ne.
Check out more Guitarist George Walker...
Guitarist George Walker covers Caravan
Kazoo Tate on drums
Steve Gonzales on bass
Rehearsing at the Hot shops Omaha, Ne.
Check out more Guitarist George Walker videos on Youtube
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To Russia With George - Documentary Richard Blanshard Producer ,Director, DOP
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 24:00
- Updated: 13 Jun 2017
- views: 77
To Russia With George ,George Walker, Brent Walker, Richard Blanshard ,Producer,Director,DOP, East Ender, Boxer, Movie Mogul,, Billy Walker, Goldcrest,
To Russia With George ,George Walker, Brent Walker, Richard Blanshard ,Producer,Director,DOP, East Ender, Boxer, Movie Mogul,, Billy Walker, Goldcrest,
https://wn.com/To_Russia_With_George_Documentary_Richard_Blanshard_Producer_,Director,_Dop
To Russia With George ,George Walker, Brent Walker, Richard Blanshard ,Producer,Director,DOP, East Ender, Boxer, Movie Mogul,, Billy Walker, Goldcrest,
- published: 13 Jun 2017
- views: 77
Guitarist George Walker in Omaha,Ne @ Havana Cigar Bar Nov 2010 Part 2
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 32:38
- Updated: 01 Nov 2012
- views: 219
Guitarist George Walker playing Betcha by Golly Wow
Kent Barnes on drums
Clark Ewalt on bass
- published: 01 Nov 2012
- views: 219
Conversation with Dr. George Walker
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 48:45
- Updated: 23 Jun 2017
- views: 65
Conversation with first African American Pulitzer Prize Winner in composition, Dr. George Walker.
- published: 23 Jun 2017
- views: 65
Smooth Blues Jazz Guitarist George Walker @ Havana Cigar Bar Nov 2010 Part 1
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 22:17
- Updated: 01 Nov 2012
- views: 893
Smooth Blues Jazz Trio Summer Time
George Walker - guitar
Clark Ewalt - bass
Kent Barns - drums
- published: 01 Nov 2012
- views: 893
Beat Museum - Brian Hassett and George Walker - Part 1
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 35:24
- Updated: 06 Jun 2017
- views: 61
- published: 06 Jun 2017
- views: 61
George Walker at Suez by Anthony Trollope (Book Reading, British English Female Voice)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 38:20
- Updated: 12 Mar 2017
- views: 3
This is an audiobooks presentation using TTS (Text-To-Speech) synthesis technology. Book reading is made simple and easy where texts are displayed along with hi...
This is an audiobooks presentation using TTS (Text-To-Speech) synthesis technology. Book reading is made simple and easy where texts are displayed along with highlighted paragraphs and words. Just sit back, watch and listen.
Also, viewer suggestions is appreciated. If you are unable to find another book written by this same author, please write a comment to make a request for such book.
Best regards. Explore, imagine & enjoy!
Please visit and subscribe at http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOIu6fZOViBEgvhSYqka4GQ
https://wn.com/George_Walker_At_Suez_By_Anthony_Trollope_(Book_Reading,_British_English_Female_Voice)
This is an audiobooks presentation using TTS (Text-To-Speech) synthesis technology. Book reading is made simple and easy where texts are displayed along with highlighted paragraphs and words. Just sit back, watch and listen.
Also, viewer suggestions is appreciated. If you are unable to find another book written by this same author, please write a comment to make a request for such book.
Best regards. Explore, imagine & enjoy!
Please visit and subscribe at http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOIu6fZOViBEgvhSYqka4GQ
- published: 12 Mar 2017
- views: 3
Guitarist George Walker's TV and Variety in Omaha Ne. Show #2
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 38:52
- Updated: 01 Nov 2012
- views: 308
George Walker on guitar playing his original song called Spring Fest. George creates guitar lessons and songs especially for guitarist.
This is a part of George...
George Walker on guitar playing his original song called Spring Fest. George creates guitar lessons and songs especially for guitarist.
This is a part of George Walker's T.V. that was on Cox cable in Omahs, Ne.
check out Smooth Blues Jazz Guitar on Amazon by Guitarist George Walker
https://wn.com/Guitarist_George_Walker's_Tv_And_Variety_In_Omaha_Ne._Show_2
George Walker on guitar playing his original song called Spring Fest. George creates guitar lessons and songs especially for guitarist.
This is a part of George Walker's T.V. that was on Cox cable in Omahs, Ne.
check out Smooth Blues Jazz Guitar on Amazon by Guitarist George Walker
- published: 01 Nov 2012
- views: 308
George Walker – Now Appearing George Walker (1977) - Canadian Jazz, Funk, Soul, Pop - Vinyl
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 25:41
- Updated: 01 Feb 2016
- views: 157
*DISCLAIMER* NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED. I DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO MUSIC IN THIS VIDEO.
I DO NOT MONETIZE THIS VIDEO.
If you own copyright to this mus...
*DISCLAIMER* NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED. I DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO MUSIC IN THIS VIDEO.
I DO NOT MONETIZE THIS VIDEO.
If you own copyright to this music please contact me first I will take down immediately!
__________________
George Walker (9) – Now Appearing George Walker
Label:
RCA – KKL1-0208
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:
Canada
Released:
1977
Genre:
Jazz, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style:
Easy Listening
Tracklist
A1 Leaving Me For Yopu Is Oh So Easy
A2 Where I've Never Dared To Go
A3 Come Close Out Doors
A4 Karianna
A5 Core N'grato
B1 A Picture In My MInd
B2 Wendy Heater
B3 Come To My Bedside
B4 Live Each Day Of Your Life
B5 Warlock
https://wn.com/George_Walker_–_Now_Appearing_George_Walker_(1977)_Canadian_Jazz,_Funk,_Soul,_Pop_Vinyl
*DISCLAIMER* NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED. I DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO MUSIC IN THIS VIDEO.
I DO NOT MONETIZE THIS VIDEO.
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George Walker (9) – Now Appearing George Walker
Label:
RCA – KKL1-0208
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:
Canada
Released:
1977
Genre:
Jazz, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style:
Easy Listening
Tracklist
A1 Leaving Me For Yopu Is Oh So Easy
A2 Where I've Never Dared To Go
A3 Come Close Out Doors
A4 Karianna
A5 Core N'grato
B1 A Picture In My MInd
B2 Wendy Heater
B3 Come To My Bedside
B4 Live Each Day Of Your Life
B5 Warlock
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Guitarist George Walker's TV Show #1 in Omaha, Ne
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- Duration: 25:58
- Updated: 01 Nov 2012
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These are segments of guitarist George Walker T.V. and variety show on cox Cable.
George interviewed local guest and gave guitar lessons on this show.
Dora Gol...
These are segments of guitarist George Walker T.V. and variety show on cox Cable.
George interviewed local guest and gave guitar lessons on this show.
Dora Goldstrom introduces George.
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These are segments of guitarist George Walker T.V. and variety show on cox Cable.
George interviewed local guest and gave guitar lessons on this show.
Dora Goldstrom introduces George.
- published: 01 Nov 2012
- views: 137
George Walker: Illustrating Alice Celebrating 150 Years of Artists
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- Duration: 50:25
- Updated: 24 Aug 2016
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On April 15th and 16th, the University of Maryland Libraries hosted the 2016 Spring Meeting of The Lewis Carroll Society of North America (LCSNA). The society h...
On April 15th and 16th, the University of Maryland Libraries hosted the 2016 Spring Meeting of The Lewis Carroll Society of North America (LCSNA). The society has a diverse membership of collectors, scholars, artists, Lewis Carroll enthusiasts, and Alice fans alike. A series of talks were held at Hornbake Library in conjunction with Alice 150 Years and Counting...The Legacy of Lewis Carroll: Selections from the Collection of August and Clare Imholtz, a Special Collections and University Archives exhibit on display from October 2015 - July 2016. The exhibit highlighted the collection of LSCNA members, August and Clare Imholtz.
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On April 15th and 16th, the University of Maryland Libraries hosted the 2016 Spring Meeting of The Lewis Carroll Society of North America (LCSNA). The society has a diverse membership of collectors, scholars, artists, Lewis Carroll enthusiasts, and Alice fans alike. A series of talks were held at Hornbake Library in conjunction with Alice 150 Years and Counting...The Legacy of Lewis Carroll: Selections from the Collection of August and Clare Imholtz, a Special Collections and University Archives exhibit on display from October 2015 - July 2016. The exhibit highlighted the collection of LSCNA members, August and Clare Imholtz.
- published: 24 Aug 2016
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George W Bush - From Baby to 71 Year Old
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- Duration: 22:19
- Updated: 12 Jul 2017
- views: 833
The Highland Woodworker - Episode 14
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- Duration: 39:26
- Updated: 12 Sep 2014
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Moment with a Master: Furniture maker and author, George Walker, has unlocked a building and design code that dates back centuries ago. Hear how he applies wha...
Moment with a Master: Furniture maker and author, George Walker, has unlocked a building and design code that dates back centuries ago. Hear how he applies what he has uncovered everyday in his Canton, Ohio shop!
Feature: Ever wonder what it takes to build a windsor chair? Greg Pennington shows us his special technique, and part of it includes lasers!
Popular Woodworking’s Tips, Tricks and Techniques: David Thiel gives us a bit of advice when it comes to which route to take when it comes to picking out the perfect hand routers for your shop!
Generation Next: Emily Brock took her passion for food and woodworking to create exclusive kitchen tools that look so nice you almost feel guilty for using them!
Tool Box: We’ll take a look at the Knew Concepts Woodworker’s Aluminum Fretsaw’s cutting edge design.
All of this and more…this time on The Highland Woodworker!!
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Moment with a Master: Furniture maker and author, George Walker, has unlocked a building and design code that dates back centuries ago. Hear how he applies what he has uncovered everyday in his Canton, Ohio shop!
Feature: Ever wonder what it takes to build a windsor chair? Greg Pennington shows us his special technique, and part of it includes lasers!
Popular Woodworking’s Tips, Tricks and Techniques: David Thiel gives us a bit of advice when it comes to which route to take when it comes to picking out the perfect hand routers for your shop!
Generation Next: Emily Brock took her passion for food and woodworking to create exclusive kitchen tools that look so nice you almost feel guilty for using them!
Tool Box: We’ll take a look at the Knew Concepts Woodworker’s Aluminum Fretsaw’s cutting edge design.
All of this and more…this time on The Highland Woodworker!!
- published: 12 Sep 2014
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Jazz One George Walker
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- Duration: 46:27
- Updated: 18 Jan 2013
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- published: 18 Jan 2013
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Ajo Adjei Interchange, George Walker Bush Highway And Kwame Nkrumah Circle Interchange
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- Duration: 51:17
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- published: 03 Oct 2015
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Bert Williams & George Walker - Good Morning Carrie, 1902
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Bert Williams and George Walker Final Presentation
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Bert Williams and George Walker Final Presentation
Bert Williams and George Walker Final Presentation
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James Last & George Walker - There's A Kind Of Hush
Track 1 from the 1967 album James Last Presents George Walker.
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James Last & George Walker - There's A Kind Of Hush
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Harmonica George - Get in the kitchen and burn (1967)
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Harmonica George - Get in the kitchen and burn (1967)
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Queen of the Cake Walk
A tribute to Aida Overton Walker, Queen of the Cakewalk
The following is a short film cel...
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Queen of the Cake Walk
Queen of the Cake Walk
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2:39
The Vaudeville Project - creative development
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Victor Minstrels - Georgia Minstrels no. 19 1911 Peerless Quartet Vaudeville Skit
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Victor Minstrels - Georgia Minstrels no. 19 1911 Peerless Quartet Vaudeville Skit
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MY LANDLADY by Bert Williams - Vaudeville Comedy Routine from 1913
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MY LANDLADY by Bert Williams - Vaudeville Comedy Routine from 1913
MY LANDLADY by Bert Williams - Vaudeville Comedy Routine from 1913
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Williams & Walker "The Lost Recording" - Good Afternoon Mr. Jenkins - 1901 Victor Monarch Record
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Williams & Walker "The Lost Recording" - Good Afternoon Mr. Jenkins - 1901 Victor Monarch Record
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Bert Williams & George Walker - Pretty Desdemone 1906 Columbia-3410.Mp3
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Bert Williams & George Walker - Pretty Desdemone 1906 Columbia-3410.Mp3
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4:45
1901 Williams And Walker Victor Monarch Record Played On Victor Model 'D' Phonograph
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1901 Williams And Walker Victor Monarch Record Played On Victor Model 'D' Phonograph
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Bert Williams - My Little Zulu Babe (+ George Walker) 8-11-1901
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Bert Williams - My Little Zulu Babe (+ George Walker) 8-11-1901
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2:57
An introduction to WORDLESS! Art Spiegelman's intellectual vaudeville show
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An introduction to WORDLESS! Art Spiegelman's intellectual vaudeville show
An introduction to WORDLESS! Art Spiegelman's intellectual vaudeville show
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The Knick "Williams and Walker"
Playing the role of Bert Williams, vaudeville star of the 1920's in the Cinemax series "Th...
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The Knick "Williams and Walker"
The Knick "Williams and Walker"
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Bert Williams & George Walker - Good Morning Carrie, 1902
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Bert Williams & George Walker - Good Morning Carrie, 1902
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Queen of the Cake Walk
A tribute to Aida Overton Walker, Queen of the Cakewalk
The following is a short film cel...
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Queen of the Cake Walk
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3:29
Bert Williams and George Walker Final Presentation
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Bert Williams and George Walker Final Presentation
Bert Williams and George Walker Final Presentation
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The Vaudeville Project - creative development
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Bert Williams Famous Poker Routine
Bert Williams from "Natural Born Gambler"
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Kelly and Me (1957)
Flop vaudeville performer Len Carmody is adopted by Kelly, a trained dog abandoned by Malo...
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Kelly and Me (1957)
Kelly and Me (1957)
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2:15
Broadway Melody of 1938 - Original Trailer by Film&Clips;
Broadway Melody of 1938 - Original Trailer by Film&Clips;
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Once in a Lifetime Audiobook
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World Cup Song
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1952 GOBS AND GALS TRAILER GEORGE AND BERT BERNARD
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1952 GOBS AND GALS TRAILER GEORGE AND BERT BERNARD
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Blacks and Vaudeville - part 2 from documentary
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W.C. Fields in "Home Movie" - 1928
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Virtual Vaudeville - Sandow
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1982 Vintage Film | Batley Variety Club | The History
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1982 Vintage Film | Batley Variety Club | The History
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George Walker: Concerto for Cello & Orchestra (1981)
The American composer, pianist and teacher, George Walker (1922- ) has written an extensiv...
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George Walker Jazz Guitar Duo in Nebraska City Winter 2006
George Walker Jazz guitar Duo Guitar arrangements of standard jazz tunes
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George Walker Jazz Guitar Duo in Nebraska City Winter 2006
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HAYDN: Sonata in c-minor, Hob. XVI/20 - GEORGE WALKER
1): Allegro moderato
2) (@ 09:42): Andante con moto
3)) (@ 18:58): Allegro
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29:55
Guitarist George Walker T.V. Show music lesson
George Waker's music lessons.
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Guitarist George Walker T.V. Show music lesson
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Guitarist George Walker's playing on his TV Show #4 George Walker Music
Guitarist George Walker giving a music lesson on how he writes some of his songs.
This son...
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Guitarist George Walker's playing on his TV Show #4 George Walker Music
Guitarist George Walker's playing on his TV Show #4 George Walker Music
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GEORGE WALKER ON THE GUITAR
Guitarist George Walker covers Caravan
Kazoo Tate on drums
Steve Gonzales on bass
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GEORGE WALKER ON THE GUITAR
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24:00
To Russia With George - Documentary Richard Blanshard Producer ,Director, DOP
To Russia With George ,George Walker, Brent Walker, Richard Blanshard ,Producer,Director,D...
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To Russia With George - Documentary Richard Blanshard Producer ,Director, DOP
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Guitarist George Walker in Omaha,Ne @ Havana Cigar Bar Nov 2010 Part 2
Guitarist George Walker playing Betcha by Golly Wow
Kent Barnes on drums
Clark Ewalt on ba...
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Guitarist George Walker in Omaha,Ne @ Havana Cigar Bar Nov 2010 Part 2
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48:45
Conversation with Dr. George Walker
Conversation with first African American Pulitzer Prize Winner in composition, Dr. George ...
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Conversation with Dr. George Walker
Conversation with Dr. George Walker
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Smooth Blues Jazz Guitarist George Walker @ Havana Cigar Bar Nov 2010 Part 1
Smooth Blues Jazz Trio Summer Time
George Walker - guitar
Clark Ewalt - bass
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Smooth Blues Jazz Guitarist George Walker @ Havana Cigar Bar Nov 2010 Part 1
Smooth Blues Jazz Guitarist George Walker @ Havana Cigar Bar Nov 2010 Part 1
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Beat Museum - Brian Hassett and George Walker - Part 1
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Beat Museum - Brian Hassett and George Walker - Part 1
Beat Museum - Brian Hassett and George Walker - Part 1
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George Walker at Suez by Anthony Trollope (Book Reading, British English Female Voice)
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George Walker at Suez by Anthony Trollope (Book Reading, British English Female Voice)
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Guitarist George Walker's TV and Variety in Omaha Ne. Show #2
George Walker on guitar playing his original song called Spring Fest. George creates guita...
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Guitarist George Walker's TV and Variety in Omaha Ne. Show #2
Guitarist George Walker's TV and Variety in Omaha Ne. Show #2
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George Walker – Now Appearing George Walker (1977) - Canadian Jazz, Funk, Soul, Pop - Vinyl
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George Walker: Concerto for Cello & Orchestra (19...
George Walker Jazz Guitar Duo in Nebraska City Win...
HAYDN: Sonata in c-minor, Hob. XVI/20 - GEORGE WAL...
Guitarist George Walker T.V. Show music lesson...
Guitarist George Walker's playing on his TV Show ...
GEORGE WALKER ON THE GUITAR...
To Russia With George - Documentary Richard Blansh...
Guitarist George Walker in Omaha,Ne @ Havana Cigar...
Conversation with Dr. George Walker...
Smooth Blues Jazz Guitarist George Walker @ Havana...
Beat Museum - Brian Hassett and George Walker - Pa...
George Walker at Suez by Anthony Trollope (Book Re...
Guitarist George Walker's TV and Variety in Omaha ...
George Walker – Now Appearing George Walker (1977...
Guitarist George Walker's TV Show #1 in Omaha, Ne...
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George W Bush - From Baby to 71 Year Old...
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United States President Donald Trump taunted North Korea on Tuesday evening, warning leader Kim Jong Un about the U.S. nuclear capabilities as tensions escalate between the two countries, according to CNN ... Trump sent out several tweets on Tuesday that addresses a number of issues including how the New York Times has covered his administration, the protests in Iran, and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East ... ... ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
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Peruvian police announced on Tuesday that at least 36 people died after a bus fell down a cliff onto a rocky beach while driving on a narrow stretch of highway that's locally known as the "Devil's Curve," according to Voice of America ... The blue bus ended up resting on a narrow, isolated portion of the shore next to the Pacific, with many passengers thrown from the wreck among the rocks ... "There is a large number of fatal victims," Col....
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The Canadian man who was freed last year after spending five years in captivity after he and his wife were abducted in Afghanistan was arrested in Ottawa on Tuesday and now faces several charges including assault and forcible confinement, according to CBC ... A publication ban was imposed to prevent the name of the alleged victims from being identified. “Mr. Boyle is presumed innocent. He’s never been in trouble before ......
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On Monday, archaeologists revealed they had unearthed a small clay seal they believe belonged to the governor of Jerusalem 2,700 years ago during the late First Temple period, IFL Science reports."This is the first time that such a sealing is found in an authorized excavation ... – Shlomit Weksler-BdolahThere are two references to a governor of Jerusalem in The Bible....
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North Korea to open hotline with South to discuss Winter Olympics
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(CNN)North Korea says it will open its hotline to South Korea for the first time in almost two years on Wednesday at 3.00 p.m local time (1.30 a.m. ET) ... Read More ... Developing story - more to come. ....
Special stamps to highlight British contributions to Game Of Thrones
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They are among 10 main protagonists from the hit HBO fantasy programme, based on the books by George RR Martin, who feature in the set that goes on sale on January 23 ... his undead White Walkers, giants, direwolves and dragons, and the Iron Throne....
Howard, Walker help Hornets pull away and beat Kings 131-111
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(AP) - Dwight Howard had 20 points and eight rebounds, Kemba Walker added 12 points and 10 assists and the Charlotte Hornets built a big early lead and beat the Sacramento Kings 131-111 on Tuesday ... Walker added a three-point play and Marvin Williams had a 3-pointer as part of another run for Charlotte, and Batum's short jumper put the Hornets up 72-52....
Paul George is with the Thunder, but isn't hiding his love for L.A.
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Paul George grew up a Clippers fan ... it's crazy to think of where we can get to the more we build,” George said Tuesday in Oklahoma City ... Yet, as George heads home to Los Angeles for the first time since his blockbuster trade to Oklahoma City, the question of him eventually ending up on the west coast is unavoidable. “This story is always going to be here,” George said “It is what it is....
Paul George addresses persistent Lakers rumors ahead of LA road trip
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Those rumors surrounding Paul George possibly joining the Lakers this offseason will not die down, and George isn't hiding from them. Ahead of the Thunder's back-to-back set against the Lakers and Clippers on Wednesday and Thursday, the Oklahoma City forward took questions from the media regarding the constant reports and speculation about George (presumably) opting out of the last year of his contract this summer and signing with LA....
'We're going to kill the players!' - Guardiola vents frustration after latest Man City injury setback
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has expressed his concern that the Premier League's packed schedule could "kill players" as Kyle Walker became the latest player in the treatment room for the leaders.� ... But a "little problem" picked up by Walker meant the win was bittersweet for the manager as he expressed his frustration�at the packed fixture list around the Christmas period....
NBA Rumors: LeBron James, DeMarcus Cousins ‘Best Potential Dance Partners’ To Paul George In LA Lakers
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Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Paul George is expected to be the top free agency target of the Los Angeles Lakers in the summer of 2018 ... As of now, George remains focused on ......
Sugar Bowl tournament: Landry-Walker routs Country Day, which plays short-handed without four suspended starters
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Dumas, George Jr.
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Dumas, George Jr. Feb 17, 1944 - Dec 21, 2017 George Dumas Jr. was born in Memphis, TN, on February 17, 1944 to George M. Dumas, Sr. and Carlean Dumas. George transitioned to his eternal heavenly home on December 21,… ... ....
Hawks rally past Vipers
Edit Journal Courier 03 Jan 2018
The Vipers turned the ball over 10 times in the second half ... The Hawks missed their next three shots but took their first lead, at 39-38, on a pair of free throws by Nathan Walker with 1.24 remaining after Walker stole an inbound pass ... Walker was fouled again and made both free throws to make it 41-38 with 38.9 seconds left ... “Nate Walker’s not the greatest shooter in the world, but he’s solid from the free throw line ... ....
Jan. 3 - Ms. Linda Gail Allen, age 77, passed away January 2nd, 2018, after ...
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Dorothy Ann Kennedy Walker ... Dorothy Ann Kennedy Walker, 89, formerly of Darlington, S.C., died on Thursday, December 28, 2017, in ......
South Laurel marks another district win
Edit Times-Tribune 03 Jan 2018
“Anytime you get a district win, you got to be a little happy,” South Laurel coach Jon Walker said ... We came out and had a big enough lead to control it,” Walker shared ... Normally we have a lot of success man-to-man, so we feel like that went in our favor,” Walker commented ... “They get after it, and we knew at halftime we still had to be focused,” Walker added....
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