Before revision: Origins While the origins of the duckwalk have been traced as far back as According to Levon Helm, drummer and singer for The Band, traveling medicine shows and music shows such as F. S. Wolcott's Original Rabbit's Foot Minstrels, established in 1911 and featuring African-American blues singers and dancers, would put on titillating performances in rural areas: "After the finale, they'd have the midnight ramble," Helm told Martin Scorsese in The Last Waltz.
After revision: Origins According to Levon Helm, drummer and singer for The Band, traveling medicine shows and music shows such as F. S. Wolcott's Original Rabbit's Foot Minstrels, established in 1911 and featuring African-American blues singers and dancers, would put on titillating performances in rural areas: "After the finale, they'd have the midnight ramble," Helm told Martin Scorsese in The Last Waltz.