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Bessie McCoy

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American singer (1884-1931)

United StatesMusiciansLived 1884 to 1931 · aged 47
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Bessie McCoy was an American vaudeville entertainer, best known for her 1908 hit song and dance routine "The Yama Yama Man", for which she became known as "The Yama Yama Girl".

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Bessie McCoy as Yama Yama Man, a comical bogeyman who is "ready to spring out at you unaware"Bessie McCoy as Yama Yama Man, a comical bogeyman who is "ready to spring out at you unaware"Bessie McCoy and daughter, Hope Davis, ca. 1917Bessie McCoy and daughter, Hope Davis, ca. 1917

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About this person

Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1884 to 1931 · aged 47
Written about in
6 languages

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