Billy Taylor American jazz musician and composer
Billy Taylor is a 89 years old American jazz musician and composer from Greenville, North Carolina. Billy Taylor was born on July 24, 1921 (died on December 28, 2010, he was 89 years old) in Greenville, North Carolina. His nickname was William Taylor (birth name).
About
No, he died on 12/28/2010, 13 years ago. He was 89 years old when he died. Cause of death: heart failure. He died in Manhattan
Works
Billy Taylor Albums (49)
There are 49 albums of Billy Taylor.
His last album Taylor Made released 3 years 5 months ago. When Taylor Made released, he was 99 years old. This album contains 9 tracks
His first album Separate Keyboards released 69 years ago, he was 33 years old when this album released. There were 13 songs in this album.
Taylor Made
The Classic Years
Musicale Du Jour
Ten Fingers, One Voice
View all Billy Taylor albums.
Popular Billy Taylor Songs
- Just Close Your Eyes - (On A Starry Night, released 27 years ago)
- Can You Tell By Looking At Me (Smooth Jazz Classics, released 5 years ago)
- It Happens All The Time (Homage, released 29 years ago)
- Introduction (The Olatunji Concert: The Last Live Recording, released 23 years ago)
- Thou Swell (The Billy Taylor Touch, released 19 years ago)
- The Very Thought Of You (The Billy Taylor Touch, released 19 years ago)
- Just You Just Me (Live at MCG, released 17 years ago)
- Stompin' At The Savoy (Live at MCG, released 17 years ago)
- You Make Me Feel So Young (The Billy Taylor Touch, released 19 years ago)
- Willow Weep For Me (The Billy Taylor Touch, released 19 years ago)
Awards (3)
Awarded National Medal of Arts in 1992 , awarded Grammy Trustees Award in 2005 , awarded Grammy Award in 2004 ,
Education
He graduated from Dunbar High School, University Of Massachusetts Amherst and Virginia State University
What was Billy's zodiac sign?Billy Taylor zodiac sign was leo.
Other facts about Billy Taylor
| Alias | William Taylor (birth name) |
|---|---|
| Place of death | Manhattan |
| Genre | Jazz, Hard bop |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Work period (start) | 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Family name | Taylor. Show people with the surname Taylor |
| Given name | Billy |
| Employer | University Of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Manner of death | Natural Causes |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| Official website | Billy Taylor official website |
| Member of | Kappa Alpha Psi |
| National Library of Israel identifier | 000386733 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Libris-URI | Nl038tj63wv3bwf |
| Date of death | 2010-12-28T00:00:00Z |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Record | Atlantic Records |
| Place of birth | Greenville |
| Cause of death | Heart Failure |
