Fred Astaire told the Nicolas Brothers (Fayard and Harold Nicholas) that the “Jumpin’ Jive" number in Stormy Weather (1943) was the greatest number he had ever seen on film. Harold admits Astaire would have been more impressed had he known that “When it was time to do the jumps over each other’s heads into splits in the routine, we never rehearsed it. It came nice and easy. Nick Castle [the choreographer] said not to rehearse it, that we knew what to do. So we did it like a rehearsal. And in one

Fred Astaire called The Nicholas Brothers' Jumpin' Jive dance sequence the best movie musical number he had ever seen. Fayard Nicholas' son, Tony, explains how they pulled it off in a new interview you can watch on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/a8RqqQy-doc See our tribute to The Nicholas Brothers in honor of Harold Nicholas' centennial Sunday beginning at 8pm ET with ORCHESTRA WIVES by STORMY WEATHER ('43) and PIE PIE BLACKBIRD ('32). | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

In addition to dancing, The Nicholas Brothers excelled in numerous other talents including singing. The duo released a number of records during their lifetime. ORCHESTRA WIVES ('42) is one of a few times they sing on film, backed by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM