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Sandman Sims


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Died
May 20, 2003
Cause of Death
Cause Unknown

Filmography

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Tap (1989)
A Gathering of Old Men (1987)
No Maps on My Taps (1978)
Gregory Hines' Tap Dance in America (1989)
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1987)
Uptown (1980)
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No Maps On My Taps (1978) -- (Movie Clip) Open, New Lowdown
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No Maps On My Taps (1978) -- (Movie Clip) Throwin' Money At Bunny

Biography

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Tap (1989)
A Gathering of Old Men (1987)
No Maps on My Taps (1978)

Cast (Special)

Gregory Hines' Tap Dance in America (1989)
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1987)
Uptown (1980)
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Life Events

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Movie Clip

No Maps On My Taps (1978) -- (Movie Clip) Open, New Lowdown Director documentarian George T. Nierenberg opens, introducing his subjects, Howard “Sandman” Sims, Chuck Green and Bunny Briggs, brought to a Harlem stage by vibraphone legend Lionel Hampton doing only the vocal from his own composition, in No Maps On My Taps, 1978.
No Maps On My Taps (1978) -- (Movie Clip) Throwin' Money At Bunny Joining his main subjects brought together for a reunion show, rehearsing and chatting with musician Lionel Hampton, Howard “Sandman” Sims, Chuck Green and Bunny Briggs, who discusses things further with two uncles, in director George T. Nierenberg’s No Maps On My Taps, 1978.

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