Billy Taylor was born in Greenville, North Carolina on July 24, 1921. Dr. Taylor, one of jazz's most influential African-American pianists, composers, and educators, is currently the Robert L. Jones Distinguished Professor of Music at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. Taylor graduated from Virginia State College with a B.S. in Music in 1942, and has been playing piano professionally since 1944, … Wikipedia
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Billy Taylor's website includes a comprehensive multimedia biography and discography, as well as sound and video downloads featuring the noted Jazz pianist, educator and broadcaster. www.billytaylorjazz.com/bio.php
American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Reason ( I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to be Free). This manuscript is a holograph score for strings of I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to be Free composed by jazz pianist and educator Dr. Billy Taylor. www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trr105.html