Count Basie
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DOB
21 August 1904, Red Bank, New Jersey, USA
21 August 1904, Red Bank, New Jersey, USA
DOD
26 April 1984, Hollywood, Florida, USA (pancreatic cancer)
26 April 1984, Hollywood, Florida, USA (pancreatic cancer)
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Filmography
Actor:
1. A Great Day in Harlem (1994) .... Himself2. Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music...
3. The Last of the Blue Devils (1980) .......
4. Blazing Saddles (1974) .... Himself
5. Made in Paris (1966) ....
Trivia
- The Count Basie Orchestra included Lester Young.
- Jazz pianist and orchestra leader.
- Pictured on one of a set of four 29¢ US commemorative postage stamps in the Legends of American Music series, issued 11 September 1996, celebrating big band leaders. Other singers honored in this issue are Tommy Dorsey and Jimmy Dorsey; Glenn Miller; and Benny Goodman.
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