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Born March 26,1917, in Cayce, Mississippi, this legendary
entertainer known worldwide, began his career in the 1930s with
the Rabbit Foot Minstrel Shows. He was the organizer and master
of ceremonies of the amateur shows in the 1940s and 1950s at the
Palace Theatre, which stood at this site. From these shows began
the careers of many great performers, including B.B. King and
Bobby "Blue" Bland.
He had the first hit records for both the Sun and Stax labels. As a
popular personality on WDIA, he was the first disc jockey to play
Elvis Presley records on a Black radio station. He was the creator
of two of the biggest dance crazes of the 1960s,"The Dog" and
"The Funky Chicken."
Near the corner of Beale Street and Hernando, Memphis. Shelby County Tennessee
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