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Which performers did Fayard Nicholas watch while growing up in theatres?
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Nicholas Brothers
The Nicholas Brothers in Orchestra Wives (1942).
From the time he was an infant, Fayard Nicholas gained an early education in show business by watching great Black entertainers while attending his parents' performances at the theatre. The performers he watched included:
- The jazz musician Louis Armstrong
- The dance team Buck and Bubbles
- The singer Adelaide Hall
- The dance team Leonard Reed and Willie Bryant
- The Berry Brothers1