Ada Overton Walker

Ada Overton Walker

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).

ee also

*African American musical theater

External links

* [http://www.glopad.org/pi/en/record/person/1001126 Ada Overton Walker at Global Performers Database]
* [http://www.bookrags.com/research/walker-aida-overton-1880-1914-sjpc-05 Ada Overton Walker at Bookrags]
* [http://www.jass.com/jordan.html Joe Jordan at jass.com with picture of Ada (Aida) Overton Walker]


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