The First Moonwalk Bill Bailey The Apollo Theatre New York 1955
This is one of the first ever moonwalks on film Bill Bailey tapping to a rather quiet instrumental version of the Larks hit The World is Waiting for Sunrise performed by the Paul Williams Quartet. He s the brother of singer Pearl Bailey, but he has nothing to do with her signature song Won t You Come Home Bill Bailey which is a very old standard dating back to 1902. Bill s frequently credited with inventing the moonwalk because of a tapdancing move called backslide which he does in this f
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