Josephine Baker

By KevinJones

  • Birthday

    On June 3, 1906 Josephine was born in St.Louis Missouri

  • Marriage

    In 1919 she married a man name Willie Wells and in the same year she separated from Willie.

  • Jones Family Band Stage debut

    In 1919 Josephine joined the Family Band Stage Debut at the Booker T. Washington theater in St. Louis .

  • Dresser

    In 1920 she was a dresser for Clara Smith in the Dixie Steppers. In the same year she remarried to a man named Will Baker.

  • Chorus Girl

    In the month of April Ms.Baker was in Chorus Girl in the Dixie Steppers in Philadelphia.

  • The Shuffle

    In 1922, the month of August she joined the shuffle along in Boston.

  • Caroline Dudley's Troope

    Josephine also joined the Caroline Dudley's Troope