Tag: Porgy and Bess
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JOHN BUBBLES
February 19, 1902 John William Sublett (known by his stage name John W. Bubbles) was a tap dancer, vaudevillian, and actor. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky but soon moved to Indianapolis. There he formed a partnership with Ford L. “Buck” Washington and they became known as “Buck and Bubbles.” Buck played piano and sang while Bubbles tapped…