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16. Mai 2008 · Dr. Jimmy Slyde. *Jimmy Slyde was born on this date in 1927. He was a Black tap dancer and choreographer. Born James T. Godbolt in Atlanta, Georgia, his family moved to Boston, where he grew up. After seeing Bill Robinson perform, Slyde began tap lessons at age 12 with Stanley Brown at The New England Conservatory of Music.
6. Juli 2017 · A few months later, Mr. Slyde died. “What I go back to most are not the clips of the dancing,” Mr. Teicher said, as he prepared for a busy summer that includes Tap City’s “Tap Ellington ...
Filmed live in Rio de Janeiro, acompanied by Bruce Henri on bass and José Carlos Ramos on saxduring, during the "Tap Encontro" Festival in 1998.
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18. Apr. 2010 · Roxane Butterfly paid tribute to the great tap dancer Jimmy Slyde, who died in 2008, in a low-key show that included her fellow hoofers Rocky Mendes and Tamango.
18. Mai 2008 · Dr. Jimmy Slyde’s Obituary from the NY Times: Jimmy Slyde, one of the last great tap dancers of the big-band era, whose smooth moves carried him from swing and bebop to Broadway and the movies, died early on Friday at his home in Hanson, Mass. He was 80.
28. Mai 2008 · Slyde passed away peacefully May 16 at his home in Hanson, Mass. He was 80. Born in Atlanta on Oct. 2, 1927, Slyde was raised in Boston. Always attracted to music and performance, he began playing the violin at 10. He started tap dancing two years later, studying at Stanley Brown’s dance studio, where he met Bill “Bojangles” Robinson and ...
Except for Peg Leg Bates and Sandman Sims, the great tap dancer with the most illustrative name was Jimmy Slyde. Printed on a program or spoken by an announcer, the name told audiences what to expect: a man named Jimmy, not James or Jim, was going to slide around the stage, and as the unorthodox spelling hinted, he was going to do it without losing his cool.
