There is no danger that the art of tap dancing will dissolve into any state that is not rhythmically, dancingly and agelessly alive.
—ELSIE A. LITTLE, The Dance Encyclopedia, 1949
It is a sign of these strange times that an Art Form as interesting and original and as natural to the shows of yesteryear could now be called a novelty.
—HONI COLES, New York Amsterdam News, 1964
Sammy Davis, Jr., with Sammy Davis, Sr., and Will Mastin, 1955