 Their variety was such that they performed separately and together in vaudeville, musical comedies, revues and traveling shows.They also appeared in the 1933 film "The Emperor Jones", starring Paul Robeson.Wilson and Grant wrote more than 400 songs during their career, including "Gimme a Pigfoot (And a Bottle of Beer)" (1933) and "Take Me for a Buggy Ride" (both of which were made famous by Bessie Smith's recordings of them) and "Find Me at the Greasy Spoon (If You Miss Me Here)" (1925) and "Prince of Wails" for Fletcher Henderson.