Aida Overton Walker

Aida Overton Walker
Walker in 1907
Born	(1880-02-14)February 14, 1880
Died	October 11, 1914(1914-10-11) (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).

See also

• African American musical theater

External links

• 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.