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The Grant Family: Vaudeville Song Dance and Comedy Act, 1936

From the Ted Younger Collection

The Grant Family: Vaudeville Song Dance and Comedy Act, 1936

A publicity still for the the Younger family, who traveled all over the country working several vaudeville circuits in the 1920's-1940's as "The Grant Family," an act that involved "hillbilly" acting, comedy, music and dancing.

From left to right Joe and Ted (dance and traps), Marie (mandolin), and Jack Younger (harmonica).

Decades

1930s

Locations

Dance

tap

Music

jazz, country

Bands, Performers, and Artists

The Grant Family

Tags

variety act

Owned by Ted Younger

Contributed by Kelly Porter

This and all contributions to Voices of the Jazz Era Ballroom are protected by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported license. To inquire further about rights to this resource, please contact the project at kelly@jazzeravoices.org