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Billy Higgins (né William Weldon Higgins; 9 June 1888 Columbia, South Carolina – 19 April 1937 Manhattan, New York)

Members of the Bearcat Entertainers

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  • Theo W. Tyus, saxophone, Kansas City, Missouri[1]
  • Fred C. Washington, piano, Houston
  • Robert "Buddy" Hill, cornet, Kansas City, Missouri
  • George L. Polk, later, made assistant band leader
  • John Pleasant Rathman (19 Jan 1893 Wellington, Missouri – 21 January 1967), trombone, Kansas City, Missouri
  • Thomas Lewis, Violin, New York
  • Eugene Sage, cello
  • Jerome Smith (born 15 October 1888), drums, Fort Smith, Arkansas
  • Ulric L. Washington (20 May 1894 – 7 August 1978), impersonator
  • Cesco Johnson, female impersonator

References

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Inline citations
  1. ^ "From Overseas," by Corporal T. W. Tyus, Kansas City Sun, May 17, 1919, pg. 8
    Note: T.W. Tyus (né Theodore W. Tyus; 1892–1941) was a saxophonist in the Bearcat Entertainers and leader of its orchestra