He also produced many shows in Los Angeles. “Robinson was awesome,” remembered Reed. “A tap dancer who performed, a pure salesman. And the cleanest dancer I’ve ever known.

Melinda Sullivan, a tap dancer, and Larry Goldings, a pianist, improvise eclectic music together and bust out musical theater classics, which has amassed them a dedicated fan club.

Los Angeles Times staff writer Howard Blume speaks to Poynter about his journalism and love for tap dancing.