I was feeling new york on friday so I put on “I happen to like New York” as sung by Bobby Short. I was reading up on him which led me to Mabel Mercer which led me to Ada “Bricktop” Smith which led me to the dance “The Black Bottom”. This clip is such a trip and seems to feature a young Ruby Keeler.
I had no idea people learned the latest dances from news-reels.
