TAP! The Greatest Tap Dance Stars & Their Stories, 1900-1955

TAP! The Greatest Tap Dance Stars and Their Stories 1900-1955 by Rusty E. Frank Softcover Edition Book GET YOUR BOOK AUTOGRAPHED! If you would like Rusty to autographed your book, there is a "NOTES" field at Checkout;  Write to whom you would like the book signed and any special message. ABOUT THE BOOK From the vaudeville era, through the Astaire-Rogers movies, to the intricate artistry of bebop, tap has dominated American dance with its rhythm, originality, and humor. The book collects the voices and memories of thirty of America's best-loved tap dance stars together with 200 rare theater, film, and publicity photographs. Here Shirley Temple recalls her magical duo with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson; Fayard Nicholas describes his days at Harlem's Cotton Club performing with Cab Calloway; Fred Kelly visits his and his brother Gene's Pittsburgh dance studio; Hermes Pan reminisces about his work with George Gershwin, Ginger Rogers, and Fred Astaire; and, in a chapter new to this edition