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Romance is mush, stifling those who strive.
I'll live a lush life in some small dive,
And there I'll be, while I rot with the rest Of those whose lives are lonely, too.

Billy Strayhorn

A week in Paris will ease the bite of it.
All I care is to smile in spite of it.

Billy Strayhorn

You must take the "A" Train
To go to Sugar Hill way up in Harlem.

Billy Strayhorn

I want something to live for,
Someone to make my life an adventurous dream
Oh, what I wouldn't give for
Someone who'd take my life and make it seem
As gay as they say as it ought to be.

Billy Strayhorn

Romance is a mush, stifling those who strive, I'll live a lush life in some small dive. And there I'll be, while I rot with the rest Of those whose lives are lonely, too.

Billy Strayhorn

Billy Strayhorn

Billy Strayhorn

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Born: November 29, 1915

Died: May 31, 1967 (aged 51)

Bio: William Thomas "Billy" Strayhorn was an American jazz composer, pianist, lyricist, and arranger, best known for his successful collaboration with bandleader and composer Duke Ellington, lasting nearly three decades.

Known for:

Great Times! (1950)
Cue for Saxophone (1959)
The Peaceful Side (1963)
Piano Passion
Ellington at Newport (1956)

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