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Count Basie
American jazz musician and composer (1904–1984)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 21 August 1904
- Died
- 26 April 1984
- Place of birth
- Red Bank
- Place of death
- Hollywood
- Sex or gender
- male
- Family name
- Basie
- Spouse
- Catherine Basie
- Genre
- jazz, swing, big band music
- Occupation
- pianist, bandleader, conductor, composer, autobiographer, actor, jazz musician, songwriter, organist, orchestra leader, musician
- Citizenship
- United States
- Native language
- English
- Awards
- Presidential Medal of Freedom, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Grammy Trustees Award, Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Grammy Award for Best Performance by an Orchestra – for Dancing, Grammy Award for Best Performance by an Orchestra – for Dancing, Grammy Award for Best Performance by an Orchestra – for Dancing, Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance, Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, Grammy Trustees Award, Kennedy Center Honors
- archives at
- Institute of Jazz Studies
- birth name
- William James Basie, William James Basie
- cause of death
- pancreatic cancer
- described by source
- Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians
- discography
- Count Basie discography
- end of work period
- 1984
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- instrument
- piano, Hammond organ, jazz piano, organ
- languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- manner of death
- natural causes
- member of
- Count Basie Orchestra
- name in native language
- Count Basie
- nominated for
- Grammy Award for Best Performance by an Orchestra – for Dancing, Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Grammy Award for Best Performance by an Orchestra – for Dancing, Grammy Award for Best Performance by an Orchestra – for Dancing, Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance, Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- oral history at
- Institute of Jazz Studies
- place of burial
- Pinelawn Memorial Park
- pseudonym
- Count Basie
- record label
- Mercury Records, RCA Records, Apex, Decca
- residence
- Red Bank
- social media followers
- 15400, 19000, 23800, 26200, 29500, 32900
- start of work period
- 1924
- time period
- 20th century
- topic's main category
- Category:Count Basie
- writing language
- English
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