Aida Overton Walker

Aida Overton Walker (14 February 1880 – 11 October 1914), also billed as Ada Overton Walker and as "The Queen of the Cakewalk", was an African-American vaudeville performer and wife of vaudevillian George Walker. She appeared with her husband and his performing partner Bert Williams, and in groups such as Black Patti's Troubadours. She was also a solo dancer and choreographer for vaudeville shows such as Bob Cole, Joe Jordan, and J. Rosamond Johnson's The Red Moon (1908) and S. H. Dudley's His Honor the Barber (1911).

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Aida Overton Walker
Alias (AKA)Ada Overton Walker
Birth dateFebruary 14, 1880
Birth place
Richmond Virginia
Nationality
United States
Date of deathOctober 10, 1914
Place of death
New York City

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