Andrew Tribble: Drag Star of "Darktown"
The story of African American vaudeville performer Andrew Tribble (1876-1935) is crazy/rewarding all sorts of ways. Hailing from Richmond, Kentucky, he was the descendent and namesake of (white) frontier preacher Rev. Andrew Tribble (1741-1822), one of the earliest Baptist converts in his area and a correspondent of Thomas Jefferson. His log cabin parsonage still stands […]