Steve Washington (3)

American early jazz banjo/guitar player and vocalist (also recorded on piano and clarinet), born c. 1900 in Philadelphia, died c. January 1936 in Boston. From 1931 worked with bands in Pennsylvania, recorded with Washboard Rhythm Kings 1931-1933, as a leader in 1933, and with The Georgia Washboard Stompers 1934-1935. From 1934 a principal soloist with pianist Ace Harris's Sunset Royal Orchestra.