Buck & Bubbles

One of the clients of notorious '30s agent and manager Nat Nazarro, the dance duo of Buck and Bubbles were part of the amazingly talented cast of Blackbirds of 1930 along with piano virtuoso Eubie Blake and the magnificent vocalist Ethel Waters. While this revue is considered a landmark event in the history of black classical music, there is an awestruck need to be reminded that it only ran for a total of 26 performances, leaving Buck and Bubbles unemployed again. The pair fronted a group known as Buck and Bubbles and Their Bucket which was a regular attraction at New York Cit...