Tommy Steele and Gene Kelly: 'Two of a Kind' -1966

With thanks to my friend Pat Richardson for this, head of the Tommy Steele Society UK.

Tommy was part of this CBS American TV special, 'New York, New York' with Gene Kelly, Woody Allen, Gower Champion and Damita Jo Freeman from 14/02/1966.

It's interesting that Tommy would later in the 1980s go onto play the same role on stage which Gene Kelly played on screen in 'Singing in the Rain.'

Tommy often cites a story in TV and radio interviews that when he was appearing in 'Half a Sixpence' on Broadway, Gene Kelly visited him in his dressing room suggesting they do a special together, and this is the result of it.

If anyone has the complete show of 'New York, New York' then please let me know!

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[MearickLee]

6 weeks of practicing tap for this clip and Tommy Steele pwned in it awesomely for years.

[earlady66]

This is great! The two of them were perfect together...great dancing! thanks, Seb!!! :)

[davitalives]

I am somewhat gobsmacked, as a child of the eighties I didn't not realise that these two greats of dance and screen had ever preformed together.. well blow me down with a feather!

[Pipmus]

Jane Turner was the dancing partner for Gene. He had a tough time finding just the right lady for the number. It was Jane! Fabulous. Anybody know where she is today? Still with us I hope. I wrote some of the dance music. 1966 what a year, I still had "Mame" to do. Working with the great Gene Kelly was exciting and a joy. May he RIP. Don Pippin