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Information: Born August 21, 1906, in Red Bank, NJ, William Basie was the son of two musicians. As a teenager he studied with two jazz piano masters, Fats Waller and James P. Johnson. In 1934 he founded his own band, recorded extensively with Decca records and toured
Basie, Count Sites:
The Complete Atomic Basie The Complete Atomic Basie: Ink Blot Magazine Basie album review, biography, band links, music clips, and pictures. (Basie, Count) http://www.inkblotmagazine.com/rev-archive/basie.htm
Verve Records: Count Basie Verve Records: Count Basie: Includes full label discography with soundclips and a biography. (Basie, Count) http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/verve/artist.asp?aid=2674
The Jazz Archive: Count Basie The Jazz Archive: Count Basie: Links to half a dozen student project pages on the Count from Duke University. (Basie, Count) http://www-music.duke.edu/jazz_archive/artists/basie.count/
Count Basie Count Basie: Project page by Stuart Corbin at Duke University offers photos and brief biography. (Basie, Count) http://www.duke.edu/~stc2/
DownBeat.com: Count Basie DownBeat.com: Count Basie: Includes a biography, a photo gallery, classic articles from Down Beat magazine, and discography. (Basie, Count) http://www.downbeat.com/artists/window.asp?aid=138&aname=Count+Basie
The Kennedy Center Honors Count Basie The Kennedy Center Honors Count Basie: Annual televised celebration recognizing the talents and lifetime achievements of deserving artists. This page features honoree Basie. (Basie, Count) http://www.kennedy-center.org/honors/history/honoree/basie.html
Selected Artist Biography - Count Basie Selected Artist Biography - Count Basie: From PBS - Jazz: A Film By Ken Burns. (Basie, Count) http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_basie_count.htm