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[[File:Ada Overton Walker 1912.jpg|thumb|Ada Overton Walker in 1912]] |
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'''Ada Overton Walker''' (14 February 1880 - 11 October 1914), also billed as '''Aïda Overton Walker''' and as "The Queen of the [[Cakewalk]]", was an [[African-American]] [[vaudeville]] performer and wife of [[George Walker (vaudeville)|George Walker]]. She appeared with her husband and his performing partner [[Bert Williams]], and appeared in groups such as [[ |
'''Ada Overton Walker''' (14 February 1880 - 11 October 1914), also billed as '''Aïda Overton Walker''' and as "The Queen of the [[Cakewalk]]", was an [[African-American]] [[vaudeville]] performer and wife of [[George Walker (vaudeville)|George Walker]]. She appeared with her husband and his performing partner [[Bert Williams]], and appeared in groups such as [[Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones|Black Patti's Troubadours]]. She was also a solo dancer and choreographer for vaudeville shows such as [[Bob Cole (composer)|Bob Cole]], [[Joe Jordan (musician)|Joe Jordan]], and [[J. Rosamond Johnson]]'s ''The Red Moon'' (1908) and S. H. Dudley's ''His Honor the Barber'' (1911). |
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==See also== |
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Revision as of 16:58, 28 January 2011
Ada Overton Walker (14 February 1880 - 11 October 1914), also billed as Aïda Overton Walker and as "The Queen of the Cakewalk", was an African-American vaudeville performer and wife of George Walker. She appeared with her husband and his performing partner Bert Williams, and appeared in groups such as Black Patti's Troubadours. She was also a solo dancer and choreographer for vaudeville shows such as Bob Cole, Joe Jordan, and J. Rosamond Johnson's The Red Moon (1908) and S. H. Dudley's His Honor the Barber (1911).