Maurice Hines Jr., tap-dance trailblazer on Broadway, dies at 80
Maurice Hines Jr., who went from working in a tap-dancing act with brother Gregory Hines to becoming a tap trailblazer on Broadway, has died at age 80.
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Maurice Hines Jr., who went from working in a tap-dancing act with brother Gregory Hines to becoming a tap trailblazer on Broadway, has died at age 80.
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