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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 the world, winning numerous honors and awards. He died April 26, 1984 in New York.

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The Kennedy Center Honors Count Basie Annual televised celebration recognizing the talents and lifetime achievements of deserving artists. This page features honoree Basie. www.kennedy-center.org/honors/history/honoree/basie.html

Selected Artist Biography - Count Basie From PBS - Jazz: A Film By Ken Burns. www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_basie_count.htm

Count Basie A great day in Harlem: jazz history through one photograph. www.harlem.org/people/basie.html

The Complete Atomic Basie Ink Blot Magazine Basie album review, biography, band links, music clips, and pictures. www.inkblotmagazine.com/rev-archive/basie.htm

DownBeat.com: Count Basie Includes a biography, a photo gallery, classic articles from Down Beat magazine, and discography. www.downbeat.com/artists/window.asp?aid=138&aname=Count+Basie

Verve Records: Count Basie Includes full label discography with soundclips and a biography. www.vervemusicgroup.com/verve/artist.asp?aid=2674

Count Basie Project page by Stuart Corbin at Duke University offers photos and brief biography. www.duke.edu/~stc2

The Jazz Archive: Count Basie Links to half a dozen student project pages on the Count from Duke University. www-music.duke.edu/jazz_archive/artists/basie.count