Howard "Sandman" Sims on Adams' Alley Sims, Howard "Sandman" performer Television/Video 1949-10-28 Performers: Howard "Sandman" Sims October 6, 1949 Review, Los Angeles Sentinel: "There is still room for improvement, but giving credit where credit is due, the Joe Adams television show, Adams' Alley, on KLAC-TV Wednesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. moved along in rapid style last week. As his guest, the popular "Mayor of Melody", whose air show is daily (except Sunday) feature on KOWL, Santa Monica, turned the TV spotlight on the dancing work of Howard "Sandman" Sims, the piano artistry of Francis Fay Thomas, and the tom fool'ry of Johnny Taylor and several other acts who rounded out the hour bill." Performing Arts Encyclopedia http://www.loc.gov/performingarts Sampson, Henry T.: Swingin' On the Etherwaves: A Chronological History of African Americans in Radio and Television Broadcasting, 1925-1955. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press (2005). Tap Dance America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html Howard "Sandman" Sims (biography) loc.music.tdabio.168 tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.1333