Billy Taylor

Also Known As: Dr. Billy Taylor

Biography: Billy Taylor was an American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster and educator. He was the Robert L. Jones Distinguished Professor of Music at East Carolina University in Greenville, and from 1994 was the artistic director for jazz at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Greenville, North Carolina, USA

Adult: No

Birthday: July 24, 1921

Age: 103 years old

Gender: Male

Deathday: December 28, 2010

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