Jimmy Slyde

Jimmy Slyde (b. James T. Godbolt), who is known as the King of Slides, is a world-renowned tap dancer, especially famous for his innovative tap style mixed with jazz.Slyde was born circa 1927 in Atlanta, Georgia. His family then moved to Boston, where he grew up. After seeing Bill Robinson perform, Slyde began tap lessons at age 12 with Stanley Brown at The New England Conservatory of Music. Soon after, he formed the duo "The Slyde Brothers" with a fellow student, Jimmy "Sir Slyde" Mitchell. Slyde began touring with big bands in clubs throughout the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, performing regularly with both Duke Ellington and Count Basie. In the 1960s, after work temporarily dried up in the United States, he moved to Paris and danced in Europe for six years.
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