Today is the birthday of singing single Grace La Rue (1880-1956). She got her start singing in variety saloons, tent shows and burlesque, working her way into vaudeville after performing with a couple of different two acts and (as was common at the time) with a group of “picks” (pickaninnies) she called her Inky Dinks. She managed [...]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:37PM on April 19, 2012