1943
Stormy Weather
(lyrics: "Rang Tang Tang" - uncredited / performer: "Rang Tang Tang" - uncredited, "At a Georgia Camp Meeting" 1897 - uncredited, "De Camptown Races" 1849 - uncredited, "Linda Brown" 1937 - uncredited, "African Dance" 1939 - uncredited, "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" 1928 - uncredited, "My, My, Ain't That Somethin'" 1933 - uncredited / "There's No Two Ways About Love" 1943 - uncredited)
1934
King for a Day
(short)
(performer: "Old Folks at Home" - uncredited, "Old Black Joe" - uncredited, "Bill Robinson's Stomp" - uncredited, "Love's Old Sweet Song Just a Song at Twilight" - uncredited, "Smiles" - uncredited, "Harlem Honeymoon" - uncredited)
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Personal Details
Other Works:
On Brunswick #6520, 01521 he performs "Doin' the New Low Down", accompanied by
Don Redman and His Orchestra. Recorded 29 December 1932.
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Publicity Listings:
2 Biographical Movies
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3 Print Biographies
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3 Articles
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Alternate Names:
Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson
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Personal Quote:
What success I achieved in the theater is due to the fact that I have always worked just as hard when there were ten people in the house as when there were thousands. Just as hard in Springfield, Illinois, as on
Broadway.
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Trivia:
Fred Astaire paid homage to him in the movie
Swing Time by dancing one of his routines in a song called "Bojangles of Harlem" in black-face.
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Trademark:
Used wooden taps on his shoes
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Nickname:
Bojangles
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Star Sign:
Gemini
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