John Bubbles oral history interview

Note(s)John William Sublett (1902-1986) was a famous vaudevillian, best known for his tap dancing. He was known as the father of "rhythm tap" and gave lessons to Fred Astaire. He performed with Ford L. Buck as the duo, "Buck and Bubbles." They appeared in the Ziegfield Follies of 1931 and were the first black artists to appear at New York's Radio City Music Hall. Bubbles created the role of Sportin' Life in Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" in 1935 and also appeared in Hollywood movies, including Cabin in the Sky (1943) and A Song is Born (1948). He received the Life Achievement Award from the American Guild of Variety Artists in 1980.

Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-zkxa-th57

CollectionJazz Oral History Project

Organization NameNjR-J, Rutgers University. Institute of Jazz Studies

RightsJazz Oral History Project interviews are currently available for in-house use only via CD-ROM at the Institute of Jazz Studies, Dana Library, Rutgers Newark campus.

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