| Billy Taylor AKA William Taylor Born: 24-Jul-1921
Birthplace: Greenville, NC
Died: 28-Dec-2010
Location of death: New York City
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Jazz Musician, Pianist Nationality: United States
Executive summary: I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free Wife: Theodora (m. 1964, two children)
Son: Duane (d. 1988)
Daughter: Kim Taylor-Thompson (law professor)
High School: Dunbar High School, Washington, DC
University: BMus, Virginia State College (1942)
University: PhD Music Education, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Professor: Music, East Carolina University
National Public Radio Host, Jazz Alive
Emmy 1983 (informational programming)
National Medal of Arts 1992
NEA Jazz Master 1998
Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1999
Grammy 2004 (Trustees Award)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
The Cool World (20-Apr-1964)
Official Website:
http://www.billytaylorjazz.net/
Author of books:
Jazz Piano: History and Development (1982)
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