# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jimmy-slyde
# Generated: 2026-08-14T10:31:12.808Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jimmy-slyde"
name: "Jimmy Slyde"
slug: "jimmy-slyde"
description: "James Titus Godbolt, known professionally as Jimmy Slyde and also as the \"King of Slides\", was an American tap dancer known for his innovative tap style mixed with jazz."
tagline: "American tap dancer (1927–2008)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jimmy_Slyde_1977.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
birthDate: "1927-10-02"
deathDate: "2008-05-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           42.95
  momentum:             13.08771929824561
  historical:           5.944061333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     44.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0806348/"
    handle:    "nm0806348"
sources:
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/df508260-4561-48fd-82af-94d934ab4a47"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Slyde"
    title: "Jimmy Slyde"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Slyde"
    title: "Jimmy Slyde"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Slyde"
    title: "Jimmy Slyde"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Slyde"
    title: "Jimmy Slyde"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92'%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%99_%D7%A1%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%99%D7%93"
    title: "ג'ימי סלייד"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%85%DB%8C_%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C%DA%88"
    title: "جمی سلائیڈ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3179126"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump