George Dewey Washington - Ol' King Cotton (1930)

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".
Washington performed for the famed fifth Cavalcade of Jazz concert held at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles which was produced by Leon Hefflin, Sr. on July 10, 1949. He was featured along with Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra, Jimmy Witherspoon, Buddy Banks and his Orchestra and Big Jay McNeely. - Wikipedia
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[@sandramorris420]

Never heard of George Dewey Washington, but I’m glad that you introduced him to us. “Nice Baritone Voice”

[@my9goesbang]

So this is what my Great Grandfather and Grandmother was jamming out to on Sundays!! My grandfather was born that year 1930

[@mamageesgospel451]

Thanks for this clip, But I dare call this the good old days, But it does Educate us, About our history and that's wonderful ! 🙏🏼👍🏻

[@tom11zz884]

What a gem! Another unsung hero that should have been popular in Hollywood but never got his due

[@iveywebb]

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[@KathiYAH]

Thank you.

[@robinbutler4515]

What a powerful voice! Thank you for posting. 👍

[@bobblues1158]

Wow! The entire piece is telling a story that is really enlightening. George Dewey Washington is great as well as the other members of the cast. Thank you.

[@dogshampoonetwork6051]

Black is Beautiful!

[@YellowRoseOvTx]

No disrespect to the man but they got him bucking his eyes and crooking his mouth hard in this film.

[@FrederickAmadi]

For real. It's annoying that nearly all of them did it.