William 'Count' Basie was born on August 21, 1904.
Count Basie's birth name is Basie, William Allen.
William 'Count' Basie died on April 26, 1984 at the age of 79.
William 'Count' Basie was born on August 21, 1904.
name is actually william
William "Count" Basie and his wife Catherine had a daughter, Diane, who lived in Freeport, Bahamas at the time of Basie's death in 1984. Count and Catherine were married for forty years at the time of her death in 1983. This is according to the obituary in the NY Times. Another source mentions that Basie had five children, but no names were given.
William count basie got his name count ecause he liked counting
Dizzy Gillespie went to school in laurinburg institute.in north carolina.
Count Basie and his Barons of Rhythm
Count Basie went by The Count, and The Kid from Red Bank.
bill basie
Count Basie Orchestra was created in 1936.