Billy Strayhorn

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
composer
pianist
arranger
gptkbp:activeYears 1930s–1967
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Duke_Ellington_Orchestra
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Grammy_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:birthDate 1915-11-29
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:William_Thomas_Strayhorn
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Dayton,_Ohio,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Evergreen_Cemetery,_Pittsburgh
gptkbp:causeOfDeath esophageal cancer
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Duke_Ellington
gptkbp:deathDate 1967-05-31
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:Westinghouse_High_School
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:genre jazz
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Billy Strayhorn
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Claude_Debussy
gptkb:Sergei_Rachmaninoff
gptkb:Art_Tatum
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:piano
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Billy_Strayhorn_Foundation
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Chelsea_Bridge
gptkb:Take_the_'A'_Train
gptkb:Lotus_Blossom
gptkb:Something_to_Live_For
gptkb:Lush_Life
gptkbp:occupation composer
pianist
arranger
gptkbp:parent gptkb:James_Nathaniel_Strayhorn
gptkb:Lillian_Young_Strayhorn
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:Columbia_Records
RCA Victor
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:sexualOrientation gay
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Billy_Strayhorn:_Lush_Life_(biography)
gptkb:Billy_Strayhorn:_Something_to_Live_For_(biography)
gptkb:Lush_Life_(documentary)
gptkbp:website https://billystrayhorn.com/
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gptkb:Edward_Kennedy_Ellington
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gptkb:Satin_Doll
gptkb:Such_Sweet_Thunder
gptkb:Take_the_'A'_Train
gptkb:The_Afro-Bossa_Suite
gptkb:The_Blanton–Webster_Band
gptkb:The_Far_East_Suite
gptkb:The_Queen's_Suite
gptkb:Ella_Fitzgerald_Sings_the_Duke_Ellington_Song_Book
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5