Tap Happenings 1969 Green, Charles "Chuck" performer Kaalund, Raymond performer Sims, Howard "Sandman" performer Chaney, Lon performer Rhythm Red performer Wilson, Derby performer Film 1969-05-12 Bert Wheeler Theatre of the Hotel Dixie Filmed for the Lena Robbins Film Archive under the supervision of Leticia Jay. Excerpts from a performance on May 12, 1969 at the Bert Wheeler Theatre in Hotel Dixie, New York City. Filmed by Eugene Marner. Contents: Chuck Green, Raymond Kaalund, Howard Sandman Sims, Green and Sims; Act II competition line introduced by Derby Wilson: Lon Chaney, Sims, Rhythm Red, Green, Jerry Ames, Raymond Kaalund, Jimmy Slyde, and Bert Gibson. Rhythm Red, Kaalund, Gibson, Wilson, Slyde, Green. Finale. Organized by Chuck Green and Leticia Jay, an East Indian dancer dancer specializing in so-called primitive dance; a friend of Green who had the resources, funds, and producing skills to organize the Tap Happenings as a preservation of rhythm tap dancing. Excerpts from this Tap Happening event were filmed and can be seen at The Gregory Hines Collection of American Tap Dance: Chuck Green, Raymond Kaalund, Howard Sandman Sims, Derby Wilson, Lon Chaney, John Shivers, Jerry Ames, Jimmy Slyde, Bert Gibson, Eugene Marner, Leticia Jay. Performing Arts Encyclopedia http://www.loc.gov/performingarts New York Public Library: CATNYP: Dance Collection: Tap Dancing. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Gregory Hines Collection of American Tap Dance (). Tap Dance America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html Lon Chaney (biography) loc.music.tdabio.50 Howard "Sandman" Sims (biography) loc.music.tdabio.168 Charles "Chuck" Green (biography) loc.music.tdabio.102 tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.2361