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'''Aida Overton Walker''' (14 February 1880 – 11 October 1914), also billed as '''Ada 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 |
'''Aida Overton Walker''' (14 February 1880 – 11 October 1914), also billed as '''Ada 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 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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*[http://www.bookrags.com/research/walker-aida-overton-1880-1914-sjpc-05 Aida Overton Walker at Bookrags] |
*[http://www.bookrags.com/research/walker-aida-overton-1880-1914-sjpc-05 Aida Overton Walker at Bookrags] |
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*[http://www.jass.com/jordan.html Joe Jordan at jass.com with picture of Aida Overton Walker] |
*[http://www.jass.com/jordan.html Joe Jordan at jass.com with picture of Aida Overton Walker] |
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*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=daknAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lAQGAAAAIBAJ&pg=4112,2872959&dq=aida-overton-walker&hl=en |
*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=daknAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lAQGAAAAIBAJ&pg=4112,2872959&dq=aida-overton-walker&hl=en Obituary in ''The Freeman'', October 17, 1914.] |
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| Born | February 14, 1880 |
| Died | October 11, 1914 (aged 34) New York, NY |
| Occupation | Vaudeville |
Aida Overton Walker (14 February 1880 – 11 October 1914), also billed as Ada 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 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).
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- Aida Overton Walker at Global Performers Database
- Aida Overton Walker at Bookrags
- Joe Jordan at jass.com with picture of Aida Overton Walker
- Obituary in The Freeman, October 17, 1914.
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