Redd Foxx - Classic Stand-up: The Early Years Collection 1946-60 Release:Classic Stand-up: The Early Years Collection 1946-60 Acrobat and "Basie"

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and becoming involved in it's thriving music scene

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they recorded for Victor through the 1920s and into the 1930s

After making records for a small local label

Redd Foxx - Classic Stand-up: The Early Years Collection 1946-60 Release:Classic Stand-up: The Early Years Collection 1946-60 Acrobat and "Basie"Redd Foxx, real name John Elroy Sanford, became well known in the USA as a stand up comedian during the 1950s, developing a raunchy night club act on the east coast and finding fame when Dinah Washington invited him to perform in Las Vegas. He was seen, and signed, by Dootsie Williams of Dootone Records, for whom he released a string of highly successful 'live' albums. He later had a successful TV career, starring in the situation comedy "Sanford &