World Class Tap Dancer and Advocate for Education
Awarded the Order of the Palmetto
Performed 22 times on the Ed Sullivan Show, two command performances before the King and Queen of England in 1936, 1938
Owned and Operated the Peg Leg Bates Country Club in Kerhonkson, NY
Said the only difference between his Country Club and a White Country Club is that he invited Whites but they never took him up on the invite.