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Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (born Luther Robinson; May 25, 1878 – November 25, 1949), was an American tap dancer, actor, and singer, the best known and the most highly paid black entertainer in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. [1] [2] His long career mirrored changes in American entertainment tastes and technology.
A laid-back dancer, he usually wore loose-fitting pants and a tighter shirt. [4] Although he inherited the roots and tradition of the black rhythmic tap, he also promoted the new black rhythmic tap. "He purposely obliterated the tempos," wrote tap historian Sally Sommer, "throwing down a cascade of taps like pebbles tossed across the floor.
John William Sublett (February 19, 1902 – May 18, 1986), known by his stage name John W. Bubbles, was an American tap dancer, vaudevillian, movie actor, and television performer. He performed in the duo "Buck and Bubbles", who were the first black artists to appear on television in the US. He is known as the father of "rhythm tap."
The song-and-dance man started young, blazed trails as perhaps the first Black regular on a TV variety show and kept at it until his death at 97. Arthur Duncan, who kept virtuoso tap dancing alive ...
The brothers were fascinated by the combination of tap dancing and acrobatics. Fayard often imitated their acrobatics and clowning for the kids in his neighborhood. [2] Neither Fayard nor Harold had any formal dance training. [3] Fayard taught himself how to dance, sing, and perform by watching and imitating the professional entertainers on stage.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American male dancers. It includes American male dancers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Contents
Debbie Allen. The award-winning legendary dancer, choreographer, actress, singer, and producer Debbie Allen hardly needs an introduction. In 1983, Allen became the first Black woman to win a ...
25 famous Black singers and their most popular songs 1. Beyoncé ... The “Godfather of Soul” burst onto the scene in the mid-1950s with his electrifying voice, provocative dance moves and edgy ...