Clayton "Peg Leg" Bates with Conrad “Little Buck” Buckner - After losing his leg at age 12 became the most famous Tap Dancer in the history of the state of South Carolina. He is remembered with a sculpture in downtown Greenville, SC. with a plaque marking the former location of the Liberty Theater. | Tony Azar

Happy Birthday Clayton “Peg Leg” Bates! October 11th! #peglegbates #legend #master #Repost @industrytuesdaysla ・・・ wow 🚨🖤🔥🔥🔥🔥 #Repost @leonlee10 ・・・ #blackhistorymonth Peg Leg Bates Tap Dancer born Clayton Bates, by the age of 5, Bates was dancing on the streets of Fountain Inn, South Carolina for pennies and nickels, he lost a leg at the age of 12 in a cotton gin accident. His uncle, Wit made his crude first “Peg Leg” after returning home from World War 1 and finding his nephew handicappe