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William Warfield was a concert baritone singer, who gave his recital debut in New York's Town Hall in 1950. He was then quickly invited by the Australian Broadcast Corporation to tour Australia for thirty-five concerts. As an actor, he appeared in only two motion pictures, one of them being his memorable performance as Joe in the 1951 version of Show Boat (1951), filmed at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), the other as a tugboat captain in "Old Explorers". He played another dramatic role on live television in the 1950's, as De Lawd in "The Green Pastures" on the "Hallmark Hall of Fame".- Roosevelt Sykes was a prolific blues pianist with a lot of mix between ragtime and blues. He was a great entertainer almost always with a cigar in his mouth.
He got to cut a record under the Okeh label around 1929. "44 Blues" became a hit and he moved to Chicago and started a band and played frequently during the thirties and forties.
He left Chicago in the mid-fifties and moved to New Orleans. The electric blues had taken over Chicago and he found it easier to get work in that area. He toured the Europe in the sixties with the blues festival-revival.
Roosevelt Sykes continued to touring nightclubs and festivals until his death in 1983. - George Harmonica Smith was born on 22 April 1924 in West Helena, Arkansas, USA. He died on 2 October 1983 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Angie Craig was born on 14 February 1972 in West Helena, Arkansas, USA. She has been married to Cheryl Greene since 25 October 2008. They have four children.