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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Recordings

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  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rector, Eddie," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107724.

Rector, Eddie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107724.

"Rector, Eddie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107724

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