Count Basie Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth, Family

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Count Basie was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. He was one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century, and his influence extended beyond jazz music into other genres. He was known for his big band sound and his use of blues and swing rhythms. He was also known for his collaborations with other jazz greats such as Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, and Billie Holiday. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. Basie was born in Red Bank, New Jersey, and began playing the piano at the age of seven. He was influenced by the music of ragtime and blues, and he began playing professionally in the 1920s. He joined Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra in 1929, and he became the bandleader in 1935. He formed his own big band in 1936, and it became one of the most popular big bands of the swing era. Basie's big band was known for its tight arrangements and its use of blues and swing rhythms. He also wrote many of the band's arrangements, and he was known for his ability to create a unique sound with a small group of musicians. He was also known for his ability to improvise and create solos. Basie's career spanned more than 50 years, and he won numerous awards, including nine Grammy Awards. He was also inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame in 1984. He died in 1984 at the age of 79.

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Who Is Count Basie's Wife?

His wife is Catherine Morgan (21 August 1942 - 11 April 1983) ( her death) ( 1 child)

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He was inducted into the 2010 New Jersey Hall of Fame for his services and contributions to Arts and Entertainment.

He was nominated for the 2008 New Jersey Hall of Fame for his services and contributions to Arts and Entertainment.

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.

Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1981.

He was elected to the Down Beat Magazine's Hall of Fame in 1958, and has made many records.

He toured the US, and also, in 1954, Europe.

The famed composer ("One O'Clock Jump", "Two O'Clock Jump", "Jumpin' at the Woodside"), pianist, songwriter and bandleader began as an accompanist to vaudeville acts. He joined the Bennie Moten orchestra in Kansas City, later organizing his own orchestra and performing on radio. In 1936 he came to New York, appearing in hotels, night clubs, theatres and jazz festivals.

In his hometown of Red Bank, NJ, the Carlton Theater (which opened in 1926) on Monmouth St. was renamed the Count Basie Theatre in 1984 in his honor.

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