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| | The Brush Creek Follies - Characters |
 | | The "Brush Creek Follies" was no exception, and during the show's two-decade run, the singers, fiddlers, and pickers shared the stage with assorted clowns, characters, and musical comedians. |
 | | Reflecting the deplorable racial climate of the day, fl-face routines were common on stage, screen, and radio, and the "Brush Creek Follies" was no exception, with "George Washington White," (left) portrayed by Eddie Edwards, appearing frequently. |
 | | Their topnotch bluegrass playing earned them a contract with KMBC and fame on the "Brush Creek Follies," but it was their off-stage antics that made Bud and Spud infamous with their co-stars. |
| www.umkc.edu /lib/spec-col/Follies/characters.htm (1076 words) |
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