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Name: Bill Doggett
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William Ballard Doggett |
| Born: |
16 Feb 1916 |
| Died: |
13 Nov 1996 |
| Origin: |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Instruments: |
Piano |
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| 'Bill Doggett' (American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist.
'William Ballard Doggett' was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His mother, a church pianist, introduced him to music when he was 9 years old. By the time he was 15, he had joined a Philadelphia area combo, playing local theaters and clubs while attending high school.
He later sold his band to Lucky Millinder, and worked during the 1930s and early 1940s for both Millender and arranger Jimmy Mundy. In 1942 he was hired as The Ink Spots pianist and arranger.
In 1949, he replaced Wild 'Wild' 'Wild' 'Wild' 'Wild' ['Wild' Bill Davis in Louis Jordan's Tympany Five. It was there that he first achieved success playing the Hammond organ. |
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