Al Jolson, a blackface comedian, singing tap dancer and the show's star, recorded it the next year.

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Wilson typically supplies the music: "Tap Dancer" is rhythmic and quirky, while "Spot It" is more sweet.

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In "Steps in Time, " the Manhattan Rhythm Kings accompany him onstage when he's not telling stories about, say, dancer Charles "Honi" Coles, his tap mentor.

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