Today is the birthday of William James “Count” Basie (1904-1984). I am thrilled to learn that the legendary bandleader had a background in both vaudeville and silent pictures. When still a teenager he ran lights in a local vaudeville house and provided musical accompaniment for silent films at a local nickelodeon. In the 1920s, he […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:48AM on August 21, 2013