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Also known as Ford Lee Washington

American musician and pianist (1903–1955)

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Vinony's link graph records 21 inbound references to Buck Washington, and connects out to Macmillan Publishers, New York City and Chicago.

Vinony files it under 1903 births, 1955 deaths and 20th-century African-American male singers.

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1924-08-29
Active to
1963-12-14
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Buck Washington (Ford Lee Washington, October 16, 1903 – January 31, 1955) was an American vaudeville stride piano player. In 1913 at the age of ten, Buck Washington joined John W. Sublett, later known as "Bubbles" who was one year older and an astonishing career began. Buck & Bubbles teamed up in Indianapolis, with Bubbles singing and dancing, and Buck accompanying on piano. After winning several amateur contests, they played professional engagements in Louisville, Kentucky (often in blackface

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date of birth
1903-10-16
date of death
1955-01-31
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