Count Basie, American Jazz Performer(1904-1984)

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Just the Facts:

• Name: William James Basie
• Known as: Count Basie
• Birth: August 21, 1904, Red Bank, New Jersey, USA
• Death: April 26, 1984, Hollywood, Florida, USA
• Language: English
• Who he was: American performer; "One O'Clock Jump"; "April in Paris"; "Everyday (I Have the Blues)"; Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2002)

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