Performance
John W. Bubbles
John W. Bubbles is credited on 47 releases across 9 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1963–2002 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
47
Pressings credited
9
Albums
5
Decades active
5
In collections
Biography
John William Sublett (February 19, 1902 – May 18, 1986), known by his stage name John W. Bubbles, was an American tap dancer, vaudevillian, movie actor, and television performer. He performed in the duo "Buck and Bubbles", who were the first black artists to appear on television in history (from Alexandra Palace, London in 1936). He is known as the father of "rhythm tap."
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
47 releases · 9 albums · active 1963–2002
- Performance · 59
Studios: St. George Hotel, Brooklyn
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Gershwin
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