Eddie Rector

Born in Orange, NJ, Eddie Rector was a famed tap dance artist and master of ceremonies. His career spanned the 1920s-40s as he danced in Harlem, across the US, and in Europe. He is known as a “soft shoe expert,” and he invented the Slap Step. Rector was the protégé of John Leubrie Hill and later danced as a team with Ralph Cooper. He danced in notable revues including Darktown Follies (1914), Tan Town Topics (1926), Blackbirds of 1928, Hot Rhythm (1930), Rhapsody in Black (1931), Blackberries of 1932, and Yeah Man (1932). Eddie Rector died in 1963 at the age of 66.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1890, Died 1962

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931

Roles Represented in DAHR: performer

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Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Victor	CRC-53041	12-in.	4/21/1931	The mystery song	Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra ; Hellmut H. Hellmut	Radio broadcast : Tap dancing with piano, jazz/dance band with male vocal solo, and announcements	performer

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Wikipedia: Eddie Rector

LCNAR: Rector, Eddie - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97868190

Wikidata: Eddie Rector - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q24068914

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/28833865

ISNI: 0000 0003 5427 6996 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000354276996

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/405970

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