Chitlin' Circuit Operative: Denver D. Ferguson

Born February 19, 1895, Brownsville, Kentucky Died May 11, 1957, Indianapolis, Indiana Circuit active: 1941-51 In 2005 I interviewed Sax Kari, one of the last surviving black bandleaders from the early 1940s. He told me about his mentor, Denver Ferguson, and, from there, the well-hidden story of the chitlin' circuit broke open. Denver D. Ferguson [...]