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Leonard Reed

Leonard Reed (January 7, 1907 in Lightning Creek, Oklahoma – April 5, 2004 in West Covina, California) was an American tap dancer, co-creator with his partner, Willie Bryant, of the famous Shim Sham Shimmy (Goofus) tap dance routine.

He was survived by his wife Barbara DeCosta Reed, his granddaughter Bausheba Delaney-Trenchard, great grandchildren Vincent Morrison, Alaina Trenchard, Melody Trenchard, HaileyJames Trenchard, Gabriel Trenchard and Tristen Trenchard

Birth and Death Data: Born January 7, 1907, Died April 5, 2004

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-87266 10-in. 1/4/1935 It's over because we're through Willie Bryant Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-064977 10-in. 10/10/1941 Another day Cats and the Fiddle Male vocal solo, with vocal and instrumental quartet composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Reed, Leonard," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107671.

Reed, Leonard. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107671.

"Reed, Leonard." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107671

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