Leon Collins
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Leon Collins
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Leon Collins was an American tap dancer. Collins was born Leandre Kollins in Chicago, Illinois to a father of West Indian descent. He began tap dancing at an early age, but he wanted to be a prizefighter. As a teenager, Collins performed with worked with Count Basie's orchestra, the bands of Erksine Hawkins, Earl Hines, and Tito Puente. By the age of seventeen, he relocated to Detroit, where he married blues singer Tina Dixon. The couple moved to New York City where Dixon, who was signed to perf
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American actor
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Collins
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2024-02-24T18:14:48Z
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