Teddy Wilson Biography

Teddy Wilson biography

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NAME: Theodore Shaw Wilson
OCCUPATION: Pianist
BIRTH DATE: November 24, 1912
DEATH DATE: July 31, 1986
EDUCATION: Tuskegee Institute

PLACE OF BIRTH: Austin, Texas
PLACE OF DEATH: Hilsdale, New Jersey

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Teddy Wilson was one of the most influential pianists of his day, playing with Louis Armstrong, Lena Horne, Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald.

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Teddy Wilson was one of the most influential pianists of his time. He studied music at Tuskegee Institute, a private, historically black university. During the 1930s, he made a number of recordings featuring vocalist Billie Holiday. They are now classics of small-group swing. In 1936s, he joined Benny Goodman's trio. After 1940 he worked primarily as a leader of small ensembles.