Ventriloquists - Edgar Bergen, George Washington Dixon, Jeff Dunham, Terry Fator, Paul Winchell, Senor Wences, Ramdas Padhye, Wayne Federman (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 53. Chapters: Edgar Bergen, George Washington Dixon, Jeff Dunham, Terry Fator, Paul Winchell, Senor Wences, Ramdas Padhye, Wayne Federman, David Strassman, Shari Lewis, Satyajit Padhye, Don Messick, Keith Harris, Mallory Lewis, Jimmy Nelson, Alexandre Vattemare, Kevin Johnson, Mimicry Srinivos, Ray Alan, Wayland Flowers, Doug Skinner, Arnold Crowther, Carla Rhodes, Arne Arnardo, Y. K. Padhye, Nina Conti, Jonathan Harrington, Terry Hall, Otto & George, Jay Marshall, Shirley Dinsdale, Bruce Block, Meghan Miller, Arthur Worsley, Aaron Williams, Vince Dantona, Peter Brough, Jay Johnson, Vonda Kay Van Dyke, List of ventriloquists, Terri Rogers, Jim Barber, Ronn Lucas, Nerella Venu Madhav, Alyse Eady, The Great Lester, Jimmy Weldon, Ian Saville, Willie Tyler, Jules Vernon, Fred Russell, Liz VonSeggen, Paul Zerdin, Roger De Courcey, Cy Leonard, Saveen, Michele LaFong, Dennis Spicer, Jerry Layne. Excerpt: George Washington Dixon (1801? - March 2, 1861) was an American singer, stage actor, and newspaper editor. He rose to prominence as a blackface performer (possibly the first American to do so) after performing "Coal Black Rose," "Zip Coon," and similar songs. He later turned to a career in journalism, during which he earned the enmity of members of the upper class for his frequent allegations against them. At age 15, Dixon joined the circus, where he quickly established himself as a singer. In 1829, he began performing "Coal Black Rose" in blackface; this and similar songs would propel him to stardom. In contrast to his contemporary Thomas D. Rice, Dixon was primarily a singer rather than a dancer. He was by all accounts a gifted vocalist, and much of his material was quite challenging. "Zip Coon" became his trademark song. By 1835, Dixon considered journalism to be his primary vocation. His first major paper was Dixon's Daily Review, w...