 They were prominent in black vaudeville and created over 40 revues for black audiences.Salem Tutt Whitney was born on September 16, 1878 (some sources say he was born in 1876, and still others say 1869) in Logansport, Indiana, as was his brother J. Homer Tutt, who was born there on January 31, 1882.They referred to themselves as brothers, and may have been half-brothers.