JB Skating: Chicago’s Smoothest Creation
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In 1971, Calvin Small and two friends started roller skating a little differently.
In 1971, Calvin Small and two friends started roller skating a little differently than everyone around them. It caught on, and when the songs of James Brown became their favorite music to skate to, they called their style “JB skating.” Jay Shefsky has the story.
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JB Skating: Chicago’s Smoothest Creation
Clip: 2/15/2017 | 5m 18sVideo has Closed Captions
In 1971, Calvin Small and two friends started roller skating a little differently than everyone around them. It caught on, and when the songs of James Brown became their favorite music to skate to, they called their style “JB skating.” Jay Shefsky has the story.
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