Eddie Rector, Ralph Cooper, and Buck and Bubbles at Sunset Cafe Rector, Eddie performer Buck and Bubbles performer Bubbles, John performer Washington, Ford Lee "Buck" performer Theatrical Performance 1926 Sunset Cafe In a biographical sketch of Earl Hines in Pittsburgh Courier (June 4, 1932), Hines went to Chicago in 1921. From 1926 to 1927 he played at the Sunset Cafe with Louis Armstrong, where a big revue was staged with Eddie Rector & Ralph Cooper (Rector & Cooper), Buck & Bubbles, Adelaide Hall, Valaida Snow, Jazz-lips Richardson, Susie Brown, and Mae Alix. Performing Arts Encyclopedia http://www.loc.gov/performingarts Sampson, Henry T.: Swingin' On the Etherwaves: A Chronological History of African Americans in Radio and Television Broadcasting, 1925-1955. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press (2005). Tap Dance America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html John "Bubbles" Sublett (biography) loc.music.tdabio.41 Eddie Rector (biography) loc.music.tdabio.158 tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.1384