Bill Robinson in Stormy Weather (1943)! #happybirthdaybillrobinson #Repost @vintagemoviestars ・・・ Bill "Bojangles" Robinson performing the sand dance in Stormy Weather, 1943. • • • #billrobinson #oldhollywood #classichollywood #goldenage #goldenera #history #nostalgia #vintage #retro #movie #film #cinema #dance #1940s #40s | Operation: Tap

May 25th is National Tap Dance Day Here’s Bill “Bojangles” Robinson doing his “Stair Dance” in 1932 (!) #bojangles #billbojanglesrobinson #billrobinson #music #tapdance #tapdancer #tapdancing #dancing #musician #bass #arte #fipradio #entertainer #entertainment #happyday #goodnight #stairdance | Hangout - Jazz, Blues and Lounge Music

207K views · 9.4K reactions | #standardsaturday #billrobinson #master Article Links: https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.music.tdabio.154/default.html Bill Robinson Filmography: https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0732408/ #Repost @vintagemoviestars ・・・ Bill “Bojangles” Robinson performing his iconic stair dance, 1932. • • • #billrobinson #oldhollywood #classichollywood #history #nostalgia #vintage #retro #movie #film #cinema #actor #dance #1930s #30s | Operation: Tap | Facebook

Because of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, U.S. Congress designated May 25 (Robinson's birthday) as National Tap Dance Day. Best known and the most highly paid African-American entertainer in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. Bill Robinson's long career mirrored changes in American entertainment tastes and technology. His career began in the age of minstrel shows and moved to vaudeville, Broadway theatre, the recording industry, Hollywood films, radio, and television. Bill

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