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Does anyone know of any film clip footage in existence that is on the famous tap dancer called "Groundhog"? By the way, Baby Laurence Jackson is FANTASTIC!
ashima352 1 year ago
I just read Miles Davis's autobiography, and he's right, Baby is the best!
ciscocastille 1 year ago
To tymjr, you are so right. That same year I drummed backing up Baby Laurence using brushes. As you know, but perhaps the others do not, brushing along with a master dancer like Baby Laurence requires you "dance" with your drums along with him. The funny part of that session is that Papa Jo Jones was in the audience and he ran up and grabbed me by the shoulderes and demanded I go to his studio the next day and he taught me for the next few years. Those were grand days.
1951drdave 1 year ago
Baby Laurence & Groundhog were two of the main dancers held in high regard.
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SoulSister66 2 years ago
Joseph Wiggins,
Baby Laurence would dance all the time for fun outside the Apollo door and on the streets of Harlem.
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SoulSister66 2 years ago
Taylor, true that.
Let's not for get Dickie Wells either who was hotter than hot! 0:>) on all levels!
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SoulSister66 2 years ago
Heads better get up on Baby Laurence!
brilbarrett 2 years ago
"Baby Laurence" along with "Groundhog", & "The Nicholas Brothers" were the best dancers in history.
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SoulSister66 2 years ago
Miles Davis said them and Buddy Briggs,The Step Bros and others (LD,Laffy, Fred and Sledge) used to talk about Fred Astaire like he wasn't nothing and how no could hold a candle to them....sad that heroin got some of 'em...All those tap dancers used to come uptown and steal their moves and go back downtown with them...Sophie Tucker took from Ethel Waters...etc
taylor4660 2 years ago
amazing
maha77 3 years ago
The drummer is overplaying. Laurence is supposed to be the center of the performance. Buy the way, I'm a drummer whose played for dancers a good bit.
tymjar 3 years ago 2
damn that drummer
epasurr 2 years ago
Yusef Salim (Joe Blair)--Piano
jamnel999 3 years ago
Beautiful.
This man is genius rhythm in human form
LanceWalker89 3 years ago
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sjax19 3 years ago
this is the TRUTH
lisalatouche 4 years ago
Th best tapper of them all ....
phillyjazz 4 years ago
that's really great stuff, thanks for sharing
Bucketsnboards 4 years ago