Billy Higgins (vaudeville)
Billy Higgins | |
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| Birth name | William Weldon Higgins |
| Also known as | Jazz Caspar |
| Born | June 9, 1888 Columbia, South Carolina, United States |
| Died | April 19, 1937 (aged 48) New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | Vaudeville, blues |
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, singer, songwriter |
| Years active | c. 1908–1930s |
| Formerly of | Josie Miles Viola McCoy Kitty Brown |
William Weldon Higgins (June 9, 1888 – April 19, 1937) was an American vaudeville entertainer, comedian, singer and songwriter — critically acclaimed, and is historically chronicled, as one of the most popular stage comedians of the 1920s. Langston Hughes named him as one of the "Golden Dozen" black comedians. On various recordings of the 1920s, Higgins used the pseudonym Jazz Caspar (aka Casper).