voc, b, US
Singer / Musician of Pop
George Dewey Washington (1898-1954) was an American singer active in vaudeville and motion pictures from the 1920s through the 1940s. He was a powerful baritone or bass-baritone who often appeared on stage in the guise of "The Gentleman Tramp". He was sometimes compared to Al Jolson. Washington appeared in a number of short films for M-G-M and Paramount Pictures from 1928-1932, the early years of "talkies", including some of M-G-M's first musical shorts. At one point, he played three weeks in a row at the Paramount Theatre on Broadway. He was described at the time as a "hot favorite" with a "sympathetic voice [that] goes straight to the heart" and that is "well adapted for the talkies"
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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The Spell Of The Blues / Poor Punchinello | George Dewey Washington | 1929 | Album |
King For A Day / Sleep, Baby Sleep | George Dewey Washington | Album |