Celebrating National Tap Dance Day, May 25th.
Enjoy this compilation clip of Clayton Peg Leg Bates, A Master Tap Master, National Treasure. An Inspiration to all generations, past, present and future.
Bates would tell his audience in his closing each night, You have made a certain one-legged dancer very very happy. From the bottom of my heart, I thank you.
Bates was the recipient of the Flo-Bert Life Time Achievement Award at the 1991 Tap Extravaganza®.
Also honored that year were Lon Chaney, George Hillman, Chuck Green, Bernard Manners, Jimmy Slyde known as The Original Hoofers.