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Billy Strayhorn, born on November 29, 1915 in Dayton, Ohio, United States, was a pianist, composer and jazz musician. Death is recorded on May 31, 1967, at the age of 51. Billy Strayhorn was educated at Westinghouse High School. Awards on record include Grammy Trustees Award (1968).
My Take
Billy Strayhorn is, to me, one of the great quiet geniuses of American music. For nearly three decades he wrote and arranged alongside Duke Ellington, and while Ellington got the marquee, Strayhorn gave us Take the 'A' Train, Chelsea Bridge, and the heartbreakingly sophisticated Lush Life, which he reportedly began composing as a teenager. That last song still floors me; few writers have captured world-weary longing with such elegance. He worked largely in the shadow of a more famous collaborator, yet his fingerprints are all over the sound we call Ellington. The 1968 Grammy Trustees Award barely begins to acknowledge what he gave to jazz.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Billy Strayhorn
- Name (Japanese)
- ビリー・ストレイホーン
- Reading
- びりー・すとれいほーん
- Born
- November 29, 1915 – May 31, 1967
- Origin
- Dayton, Ohio, United States
- Occupation
- pianist / composer / jazz musician / songwriter / music arranger
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rabbit
2. Background
- High school
- Westinghouse High School
Awards & achievements
- 1968 Grammy Trustees Award
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://billystrayhorn.com/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy%20Strayhorn
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q380626
4. About this entry
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- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Billy Strayhorn born?
Born November 29, 1915.
When did Billy Strayhorn die?
Died May 31, 1967, aged 51.
Where was Billy Strayhorn from?
Billy Strayhorn was from Dayton, Ohio, United States.
What did Billy Strayhorn do?
Billy Strayhorn worked as pianist, composer, jazz musician, songwriter, music arranger.
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