LAYTON, J[OHN] TURNER, JR.

LAYTON, J[OHN] TURNER, JR. Vaudeville entertainer (2 July 1894 in Washington, D.C.; 1978 in London, England[?]). He studied music with his father, John Turner Layton , and attended Howard University Dental School in Washington, D.C. He settled in New York during the early twentieth century and there played in James Reese Europe's dance orchestra. Later he formed a vaudeville act and song-writing team with Henry Creamer . Their best-known songs included After you've gone...