Will Mastin

Will Mastin, also credited as Will Maston (1878–1975) was a dancer and singer.

Career on the Dance Floor

Mastin was the leader of the Will Mastin Trio which included Sammy Davis, Sr. and his son Sammy Davis, Jr.. Will Mastin was also the "uncle" of Sammy Davis, Jr.. Sammy's father Sammy Davis, Sr. and Will were good friends.

The Will Mastin Trio started out as just Will Mastin and Sammy Davis, Sr., but when Sammy Davis, Jr. joined at the age of three, and the group was named the Will Mastin Trio. The three appeared in the 1956 Broadway musical Mr. Wonderful.

Personal life

Mastin was born in Alabama in 1878.

Death

Will Mastin died in 1975, at age 97. The epitaph on his tomb, next to Sammy Davis, Sr. and Sammy Davis, Jr., says only: He was a vaudevillian.

External links

• Will Mastin's tomb

RESOURCES 2003) In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis, Jr. Billboard Books. ISBN 9780823083954;