Buck Washington

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), Detroit, Michigan, and New York City. Audiences were thrilled with Buck and Bubbles's singing, dancing, and comedy routine, with Buck's variations in tempo that forced Bubbles to quickly adapt.

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