Cabin In The Sky Bailey, Bill performer Bubbles, John performer Washington, Ford Lee "Buck" performer Buck and Bubbles performer The Rockets (Henry Roberts, John Thomas, Andrew Jackson) performer James, Leon performer Film 1943-02-09 MGM MGM. Video imprint 1992 MGM/UA Home Video Directed by Vincente Minnelli, produced by Arthur Freed. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra Cast: Ethel Waters (Petunia Jackson), Eddie "Rochester" Anderson (Little Joe Jackson), Lena Horne (Georgia Brown), Louis Armstrong (The Trumpeter), Ford Lee "Buck" Washington (piano player and messenger), and John "Bubbles" Sublett (Domino Johnson), Bill Bailey (Bill) Based on the musical comedy "Cabin in the Sky" (1940); choreography not credited; music, Vernon Duke; additional music, Harold Arlen; lyrics, John Latouche; additional lyrics, E.Y. Harburg; screenplay lyrics, John Latouche. Dance contents: "Taking a Chance on Love" tap dance by Bill Bailey, vocalist Ethel Waters; and "Shine" song and soft-shoe tap dance by John Sublett Bubbles; and "Honey in the Honeycomb" danced by Bubbles and Waters. The team of Buck and Bubbles (Ford Lee Washington and John W. Sublett) perform their usual routine: in the "Paradise" sequence Buck is at the piano in support of his partner's singing and dancing. Some of the numerous black extras included, along with Myrtle Anderson, Talley Beatty and Leon James, The Rockets (tap dance trio included Henry Roberts, John Thomas, Andrew Jackson). Performing Arts Encyclopedia http://www.loc.gov/performingarts Frank, Rusty E.: Tap! The Greatest Tap Dance Stars and their Stories 1900-1955. New York, William Morrow. (1990). Strattemann, Klaus: Duke Ellington: Day by Day, Film by Film. Copenhagen: Jazz Media (1992). Tap Dance America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html John "Bubbles" Sublett (biography) loc.music.tdabio.41 Bill Bailey (biography) loc.music.tdabio.18 tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.226