Blackpoolsoul Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 I was listening to this tune and after looking at the label decided to investigate further....please bear with me until the photos Peg Leg Bates was a well known "One-Legged Tap Dancer" his story is below...he owned the above label and is so famous in The USA What I loved so much was his final resting place grave stone (please read) and will make me smile all day https://www.atdf.org/awards/pegleg.html 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Stevegods Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Love the gravestone .. https://youtu.be/WkhfIIvZ40c Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Roburt Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 (edited) He ran a night club for many years ... some more info on him ... Edited February 4, 2019 by Roburt 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Roburt Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Back in the 40's / 50's / early 60's dance acts such as Peg Leg would play all the big Chitlin circuit theatres (Apollo, Howard, Royal, Regal, Fox, etc). A number of other similar acts also did the same ... acts such as Stump & Stumpy (jazz dancers & comedians) + Coles & Atkins (which featured Cholly Atkins who would go on to be the Motown dance master) ... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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