Pianist Billy Taylor

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Billy Taylor

Living place: North Carolina

Birthday: 24-7-1921 (103 years old)

Population of US 1921: 108,538,000

Global rank: #71009

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Who is Pianist Billy Taylor?
Legendary and educated jazz musician who was once called the world's leading spokesman for jazz music.
He started The Jazz Foundation in 1989 with Ann Ruckert, Herb Storfer, and Phoebe Jacobs providing aid to aging jazz and blues musicians.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He began his studies at Virginia State College, majoring in sociology, but eventually turned to music.

Family life info

His family is musical, and he learned to play guitar, drums, and saxophone growing up.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Pianist Billy Taylor?
His 1963 song about citizenship I Wish I Knew How It Feels To Be Free was used as the theme for 1996's Ghosts of Mississippi, directed by Rob Reiner.

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Summary of Billy Taylor profile

When was Pianist Billy Taylor born?
Billy Taylor birthday 24-7-1921 (at the age of 103).
Where is Pianist Billy Taylor's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Billy Taylor was born in North Carolina, . is a Pianist, whose Zodiac is Leo, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Rooster. Billy Taylor's global rank is 71009 and whose rank is 323 in list of famous Pianist. Population of US in 1921 is about 108,538,000 persons.
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Events in 1921 and 24-7

Events in US in the birth year of Billy Taylor

  • Congress passes Budget and Accounting Act, which creates the Bureau of Budget (June 10).
  • U.S. Congress, in a joint resolution, declares WWI ended (July 2).
  • First burial is held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery (Nov. 11).

Birthday Billy Taylor (24-7) in history

  • Day 24-7 year 1847: Brigham Young and the first members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) arrived at the Great Salt Lake.
  • Day 24-7 year 1862: Martin Van Buren, the eighth president of the United States, died in Kinderhook, N.Y.
  • Day 24-7 year 1866: Tennessee became the first Confederate state to be readmitted to the Union.
  • Day 24-7 year 1937: Charges against five black men accused of raping two white women in the Scottsboro case were dropped.
  • Day 24-7 year 1974: The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Richard Nixon had to turn over White House tapes to the Watergate special prosecutor.
  • Day 24-7 year 2002: Nine coal miners were trapped in a mine in Pennsylvania. All were rescued three days later.
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