contents:
The Father of Rhythm Tap p. 5
Quotes - John Bubbles about his dancing p. 7
John Bubbles’ Tap Dancing Tempos p. 8
A glimpse at the early career of Buck and Bubbles p. 9
Techniques and Favorite Combinations p. 13
The Routines:
Buck & Bubbles «That’s The Happiness» p. 27
from «Honest Crooks» (?) (Pathé Exchange, March 23, 1930)
«The Varsity Show«
(Warner Brothers, September 4, 1937)
Buck & Bubbles «Have You Got Any Castles, Baby?» p. 41
John Bubbles «You’ve Got Something There» p. 52
> Routine 2 / time code: 46'
Routine 3 / (demonstrating the Steps for Dick Powell) p. 57
Buck & Bubbles «Way Down Yonder In New Orleans» p. 61
From «The Beauty Shoppe» (Mentone Productions, August 2, 1938)
John Bubbles «Shine» p. 67
from «Cabin In The Sky« (MGM, Feb. 9, 1943)
John Bubbles & Ethel Waters
(social Dance together)
Buck & Bubbles «Rhythm For Sale» p. 69
«Atlantic City» DVD (Republic, 1944)
John Bubbles & Caterina Valente «Ball I’m Savoy» p. 75
(Corona Filmproduktion, Germany, Oct. 20, 1954) DVD
John Bubbles «Liebe, Tanz & Tausend Schlager»
(UFA, dec. 14, 1955) DVD
«Tippin' and Tappin'» Tea-Service Routine p. 81
«Finale» p. 87
John Bubbles «TV appearance» p. 92
from not yet identified TV-Show included in the DOC «Jazz Hoofer Baby Laurence»
John Bubbles «The Steve Allen Show» p. 95
Episode 13.26 (NBC, March 23, 1958)
John Bubbles «Me And My Shadow» p. 108
from "The American Musical Theatre Reviews" by American Musical Theatre (1960)
John Bubbles «Porgy And Bess»
from «The American Musical Theatre Reviews» by American Musical Theatre (1960) p. 123
John Bubbles «Gee, But It’s Nice To Know You’re Here» p. 124
AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATRE 1960
host Jim Morske / guest conductor Howard Smith
John Bubbles «American Musical Theatre»
The DuPont Show Of The Week
Episode 1.8 «America’s Music - Music of the Thirties», November 5, 1961»
«I Can’t Give You Anything But Love» p. 128
«Charleston» p. 132
John Bubbles «Vaudeville Act - USO tour» p. 135
on the USS Shangri-La, 1963
John Bubbles & Bob Hope «US NAVY NAPLES» p. 148
John Bubbles «The Dean Martin Show»
Episode #1.3, September 30, 1965
«Song And Dance Man» John Bubbles (Dean Martin & Eddie Fisher) p. 154
«Lady Be Good» / «When My Baby» John Bubbles p. 155
> Song-And-Dance
«We Three» John Bubbles (Dean Martin & Eddie Fisher)
John Bubbles «When My Baby Smiles At Me» p. 160
from «The Hollywood Palace» NBC, Episode #3.9, November 20, 1965
John Bubbles «In The Town Where I Was Born» p. 164
from «The Lucy Show» season 5, Episode 17 «Main Street U.S.A.» (January 3, 1967)
John Bubbles «Goin’ South > Medley» p. 170
from «The Belle of 14th Street» (October 11, 1967)
Chuck Green «South of the Border» p. 176
as learned by the author
Henry LeTang «John Bubbles» p. 211
as learned by the author
Dancers on John Bubbles’ Technique:
Leonard Reed «John Bubbles' Technique» p. 215
from a show hosted by Harold Nicholas
Maceo Anderson «John Bubbles' Technique» p. 219
from the documentary "tap dancing"
Maceo Anderson «John Bubbles» p. 220
as remembered by Ivery Wheeler and learned by Victor Cuno
Honi Coles «John Bubbles» p. 223
from the documentary «Charles ‘Honi’ Coles - The Class Act Of Tap»
as demonstrated in «Camera 3» (1963
and the documentary «Great Feats of Feet» (1977)
«By Word Of Foot» Jane Goldberg, Village Gate, N.Y.C., October 13 - 18, 1980
DOC
Jazz Time-Step
> Chuck Green p. 227
> Honi Coles p. 231
The John Bubbles Turn
> John Bubbles p. 232
> Chuck Green p. 240
The Cross - the 8-bar version
> Chuck Green p. 252
The Cross - the 2-bar version
> Leonard Reed / Maceo Anderson p. 264
> Robert L. Reed / Joan Holloway p. 267
> Jivin’ Jacks and Jills p. 269
> Wally & Ver’dyn Stapleton p. 270
> Tip, Tap and Toe p. 271
> "Taps" Miller / Ralph Brown p. 273
Around the Cross > Henry LeTang p. 275
The Crab-Walk - Syncopated & Triplets
> John Bubbles / Chuck Green p. 277
> The Clark Brothers p. 279
> Henry LeTang p. 280
Other Dancers > Harold Cromer p. 282
> "Taps" Miller p. 283
> Jack Imel & Mary Lou Metzger p. 284
> Matty King / Class-Act p. 287
The Crab-Walk - Offbeat-Rhythm
> The Nicholas Brothers p. 288
> Bill Robinson & Shirley Temple p. 290
> Pat Rooney Jr. & Herman Timberg Jr. p. 291
> Richard Leone p. 292
