"Jumpin' at the Woodside" and "One O'Clock Jump".

Biography

Early life and education

William Basie was born on August 21, 1904, in Red Bank, New Jersey, to Lillian (Childs) and Harvey Lee Basie . His father worked as a coachman and caretaker for a wealthy judge. After automobiles replaced horses, his father became a groundskeeper and handyman

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