Lee 'Lasses' White

Leroy Robert White August 28 1888 December 16 1949 better known as Lee Lasses White or Leroy sometimes Le Roy or Lee Roy Lasses White was an American vaudeville pianist songwriter and entertainer who became an actor of the stage screen and radio He became famous doing minstrel shows during the early part of the 1900s and wrote one of the first copyrighted twelvebar blues Nigger Blues After spending some time on radio White entered the film industry in the late 1930s During his elevenyear career he appeared in over 70 films