Vintage Stand-up Comedy: Redd Foxx - Laff Of The Party Vol 2 1956

Redd Foxx	John Elroy Sanford	St. Louis, Missouri USA
Dec 09 1922 – Oct 11 1991 age 68	Official Site	Wikipedia

Redd Foxx was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He was reared on the South side of Chicago — which according to the late Jim Croce is ‘the baddest part of town’. His mother was half Seminole Indian and his father left him when he was just four years old.

He became a dish washer known as ‘Chicago Red’ in the world of Malcolm Little, aka ‘Malcolm X’. Even then he was becoming famous for his humor. Redd Foxx received that nickname because of his red highlights and complexion. He was married four or five times — depending on who you read and had a number of financial and tax problems which persisted until he died.Source: BlogOfDave