Buddy Ebsen was 12 when he first got a glimpse of the ocean. The boy, who would later become an actor and legend, was. ... to play and when. They would go into the ocean with a trumpet solo of ...

Buddy's style was far removed from that of the reigning dance king of films, Fred Astaire. The angular Ebsen moved with a smooth, sliding shuffle, his arms gyrating like a wind-blown scarecrow.