He was given the title by a radio announcer in the late nineteen thirties who felt that he should be on an equal level with Duke Ellington and Earl Hines
Count Basie went by The Count, and The Kid from Red Bank.
I Told You So - Count Basie album - was created on 14-01-12.
was nicknamed by fellow band member
Count Basie
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He was called Count Basie.
Count Basie went by The Count, and The Kid from Red Bank.
Count Basie and his Barons of Rhythm
Count Basie's birth name is Basie, William Allen.
Count Basie Orchestra was created in 1936.
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William 'Count' Basie was born on August 21, 1904.
Count Basie at Newport was created on 1957-09-07.
The cast of Count Basie at Carnegie Hall - 1981 includes: Count Basie as himself Count Basie Orchestra as Themselves Tony Bennett as himself Big Joe Williams as himself Sarah Vaughan as herself
For the First Time - Count Basie album - was created in 1974.
William 'Count' Basie died on April 26, 1984 at the age of 79.
Count Basie's theme song was One O'clock Jump