UCSB Arts & Lectures will present An Evening With Lil Buck and Jon Boogz, 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 at UCSB’s Campbell Hall. An award-winning performing artist and advocate for the arts, Charles ...

Lil Buck, born Charles Riley, has bounced from music videos to a Super Bowl halftime show to Lincoln Center. He introduced mainstream audiences to jookin, a street dance born in his hometown, Memphis.

For one of the first segments from the “Inspiration” episode, Sol Guy was with Lil Buck playing LP’s debut album Forever For Now and he said it inspired him, especially the title track.

In 2007, South Memphis native Charles Riley (aka Lil’ Buck) debuted his dance skills in a homemade music video with his rapper brother Young Jai. The grainy video for “Choppin’ Like Dat ...

Lil Buck and Jon Boogz | Credit: Courtesy The reliably wonderful dance offerings from UCSB Arts & Lectures (A&L) kick off the fall season on October 24, with what promises to be a stellar evening with ...

Lil Buck makes an appearance in the video, as well. We had guys dress up… actually, I don’t want to spoil it; it’s going to come out. It’s really moving. It’s beautiful what we’ve done.

Lil Buck and Michelle Dorrance Dance Enliven Lincoln Center Out of Doors Lil Buck’s limber display and the equality among performers in Ms. Dorrance’s show were memorable at this dance festival.