Eddie brown tap dancer biography

American dancer

Eddie Brown (1918–1992) was an American tap dancer.

Origin

When Eddie Brown was 16, he entered a talent contest in his hometown.

He won first place and was discovered by famous American entertainer Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, who offered him a job in New York.

He was 74 and had been battling cancer.

Eddie Brown was an American tap dancer.

Eddie Brown (–) was an American tap dancer.

Eddie Brown, a master of rhythm tap improvisation who schooled a younger generation of dancers, died Monday at a convalescent hospital in Los Angeles.

Eddie Brown, a dancer who won fame as a master of rhythm tap improvisation and schooled a generation of dancers, died on Monday.

Brown's parents would not allow him to travel across the country to dance because he was still in school; however, Brown went to New York anyway. Since Brown was still underage, he lived on the money he made from dancing on the streets until he turned 18, when he joined Robinson's show at the Apollo Theater in Harlem.^[1]

Career

Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Brown danced professionally as part of a trio with Carl Gibson and Jerry Reed, and also as a solo dancer in nightclubs.

He performed with swing and jazz musicians such as Jimmie Lunceford, Duke Ellington, and Dizzy Gillespie.^[1] he also danced with Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, and toured with The B