| Billy Taylor AKA William Taylor Born: 24-Jul-1921
Birthplace: Greenville, NC
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)
University: BMus, Virginia State College (1942)
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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