Today is the birthday of George Dewey Washington (1898-???). Named after an Admiral in the Spanish-American War, George Dewey Washington was a African American bass-baritone who sang in vaudeville in the 1920s and 30s dressed in a tramp costume: battered top hat, patched pants, ragged coat, in the tradition of Bert Williams. Born in Rock [...]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:57AM on May 1, 2013