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Gonzell White

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Gonzell White was a musician in the United States. She performed as a Blues act and in various groups including as a duo with Edward Lankford who was also her manager. They married in 1920.[1] She toured on various circuits and with various acts[2][3][4] including with Lester Moore (vaudeville) as White and Moore.[5] Gus Aiken also toured with her.[6] Count Basie toured with her group in 1927.[7] She performed at Proctor's.[8]

She featured in advertisememts for Exelento Quinine Pomade (a pomade).[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ Abbott, Lynn; Seroff, Doug (2017-02-27). The Original Blues: The Emergence of the Blues in African American Vaudeville. ISBN 9781496810038.
  2. ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=mWZjiRBQJBkC&pg=PA5&lpg=PA5&dq="edward+lankford"+gonzell+white&source=bl&ots=dHt5gDmqKc&sig=HZAjeOTo4-YU2qp0sKCI0RogfXg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwii0KGym87fAhUhc98KHZBNCpwQ6AEwC3oECAYQAQ#v=onepage&q="edward%20lankford"%20gonzell%20white&f=false includea photo
  3. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/40138224/
  4. ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=_RqSDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA191&lpg=PA191&dq="gonzell+white"+actress&source=bl&ots=AaNGl4XRsg&sig=ri4CPrzSswyOhdfAZsWI1WA6Fi8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjL9uy9n87fAhXBVt8KHXH2BJwQ6AEwDHoECAUQAQ#v=onepage&q="gonzell%20white"%20actress&f=false
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  6. ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=PV85AQAAIAAJ&q="Gonzell+white"&dq="Gonzell+white"&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjR6JCSms7fAhXxnuAKHVR-CX8Q6AEIQDAE
  7. ^ "When Discussing Musical Royalty and That Foot-Tapping Thing Called Swing, Always Count Basie".
  8. ^ "Proctors on the vaudeville circuit". 2016-12-08.
  9. ^ "Clipped from the Times". The Times.