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Count Basie

 
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Mostly Credited As: Count Basie
Sometimes Credited As: Count Basie and His Band
Count Basie and His Orchestra
Count Bassie and His Orchestra
William "Count" Basie
Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie and His Cherry Blossoms
Count Basie & His Cherry Blossoms
Count Basie and His Barons of Rhythm
Count Basie & His Barons of Rhythm
Birth Name: William Allen Basie
Date Of Birth: August 21, 1904 (Age 79)
Country Of Birth: USA
Birth Place: Red Bank, New Jersey
Date Of Death: April 26, 1984
Cause Of Death: Pancreatic cancer in Hollywood, Florida
Spouse
Catherine Morgan Aug/21/1942 - Apr/11/1983 (her death) (1 child)

Count Basie was one of the few African-American bandleader during the Big Band Era.
 
 
Count Basie TV Appearances
  
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Show: Cavalcade of Bands(1950)As: Himself (with the Count Basie Orchestra)
Episode Cast Credits 
Show: The Kennedy Center Honors (1978) 
  • 4th Annual Kennedy Center Honors 04x01: (Dec/26/1981) As Himself (Honoree) 
Show: The Big Show (1980) 
  • Count Basie / Nell Carter / Barbara Eden / Dorothy Hamill / Buck Owens / Skip Stephenson / Dennis Weaver 01x08: (Apr/29/1980) As Himself 
Show: Omnibus (1967) 
  • Big Band Jazz 11x31: (Oct/27/1977) As Himself 
Show: The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) 
• 7 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Sunday August 29th, 1948)
  • Tony Bennett, Count Basie, Nancy Sinatra 20x31: (Apr/16/1967) As Himself 
  • Count Basie, Totie Fields 20x15: (Dec/18/1966) As Himself 
  • The Cast of Peanuts, Count Basie 19x29: (Apr/03/1966) As Himself 
  • Count Basie Orchestra, Jane Powell 17x14: (Jan/05/1964) As Himself 
Show: ABC Stage 67 (1966) 
  • Rodgers and Hart Today 01x21: (Mar/02/1967) As Himself 
Show: The Hollywood Palace (1964) 
  • Host: Frank Sinatra / Count Basie 03x05: (Oct/16/1965) As Himself 
Show: The Steve Allen Show (1956) 
  • Season 4, Episode 10 04x10: (Nov/16/1958) As Himself 
  • Season 3, Episode 32 03x32: (May/04/1958) As Himself 
  • Season 1, Episode 4 01x04: (Jul/22/1956) As Himself 
Show: The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956) 
  • Season 1, Episode 5 01x05: (Jan/13/1957) As Himself 
 
Count Basie Crew Credits
  
Show: M Squad (1957)• Main Title Theme
 
Count Basie Featured Songs
  
Show: Las Vegas Songs:
• Luck Be a Lady + With Plenty of Money 
 
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