George Guy was the founder of the famed Guy Bros. Minstrels.
Mr. Guy, who was an excellent baritone vocalist, had the unique distinction of sitting in the first part with his six sons; an occurrence that had no parallel in minstrelsy.
The original Guy family of entertainers consisted of father, mother, daughter and six sons.
Mr. Guy’s principal engagements were with Christy’s, and Kelly and Leon’s Minstrels. About 1874 he organized the Guy Brothers Minstrels as a permanent institution, and as such it has continued ever since.
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BILLY CARTER SURROUNDED BY SOME CELEBRATED “SAMS.”
Mr. Guy married Amelia Evans in London, England, in 1851.
George Guy, Sr., was born in London, England, January 20, 1822; he died in Springfield, Mass., February 23, 1895.
R. M. Hooley was associated with all that was best in minstrelsy.
He came to America in 1844, and on August 17, the following year, he played his first engagement in Buffalo, N. Y., as “leader” of E. P. Christy’s Minstrels; he remained with Christy for two years.