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Born August 21, 1906, in Red Bank, NJ, William Basie was the son of two musicians. As a teenager he studied with two jazz piano masters, Fats Waller and James P. Johnson. In 1934 he founded his own band, recorded extensively with Decca records and toured the world, winning numerous honors and awards. He died April 26, 1984 in New York.

Resources in This Category

• Count Basie

  http://www.harlem.org/people/basie.html
  A great day in Harlem: jazz history through one photograph.

• Selected Artist Biography - Count Basie

  http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_basie_count.htm
  From PBS - Jazz: A Film By Ken Burns.

• Verve Records: Count Basie

  http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/countbasie
  Includes full label discography with soundclips and a biography.

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