Tap Dancer Laurence Jackson

information about tap dancer Laurence "Baby Laurence Jackson.

FULL NAME: Laurence Donald Jackson
STAGE NAME: "Baby Laurence"
DATE OF BIRTH: February 24, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
DATE OF DEATH: April 2, 1974 (Age: 53 / Cause of Death: Cancer)

- Boy soprano with "McKinney's Cotton Pickers" at age 12
- Performed vocal group "The Four Buds" with his brother
- Performed with "The Six Merry Scotchmen" aka "Harlem Highlanders
- Began performing solo in 1940
- Danced with big name big bands in the 1940's
- Dance at small jazz clubs in Harlem in the 1950's
LAST REGULAR PERFORMANCES:
- Jazz Museum in New York
- Baltimore Street Fair

Videos of Laurence Jackson Tap Dancing

Film About His Life
TITLE: "Jazz Hoofer: the Legendary Baby Laurence"
LENGTH: 18 minutes
DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER: Bill Hancock

Resources

AtDF Award to Laurence Jackson
Laurence "Baby Laurence" Jackson was inducted into the Tap Dance Hall of Fame in 2002.

New York Times "Old Dance on Tap" Article

Wikipedia "Laurence Jackson" Article

Valerie Thurston "Laurence Jackson" Article