Maybe one of the greatest all-around entertainers this country has ever produced. One of the all-time great tap dancers, a decent singer, an actor capable of doing drama and comedy equally well, and oddly, a skilled quick-draw artist and knife thrower.
Too bad we don’t have anyone like that today.
He played the drums as well, maybe the trumpet too. Saw him kick as at a drum set someone asked him to play out of the blue.