Quote of the day
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
Billy Strayhorn
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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