Cotton Club Gala Kaalund, Raymond performer Brown, Ralph performer Slyde, Jimmy (Godbolt) performer Green, Charles "Chuck" performer Brown, James "Buster" performer Chaney, Lon performer Theatrical Performance 1975-12-14 La Mama E.T.C. Annex An homage to the uptown Cotton Club with several members of The Hoofers, including Lon Chaney, Buster Brown, Chuck Green, Jimmy Slyde, Ralph Brown, and Raymond Kaalund. (Don McDonagh, "Cotton Club Gala Has Songs and Taps" New York Times 16 December 1975, 48.) Performing Arts Encyclopedia http://www.loc.gov/performingarts Tap Dance America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html Lon Chaney (biography) loc.music.tdabio.50 James "Buster" Brown (biography) loc.music.tdabio.30 Charles "Chuck" Green (biography) loc.music.tdabio.102 Jimmy Slyde (biography) loc.music.tdabio.169 Ralph Brown (biography) loc.music.tdabio.39 tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.2229