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'''William "Bill" J. Tennyson |
{{Short description|American jazz musician, songwriter (1923–1959)}} |
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'''William "Bill" J. Tennyson Jr.''' (1923–1959) was a notable [[United States|American]] [[jazz]] musician.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bill Tennyson credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/bill-tennyson-mn0000064158|website=All Music|accessdate=15 September 2016}}</ref> |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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"Bill" was a major part of Jazz and the [[Harlem Renaissance]] period. He attended a university in Louisiana at age 13, was a self-taught musician and, aged 16, was one of the first of color to attend the world-renowned [[Juilliard School of Music]]. He was an ASCAP member from 1950. |
"Bill" was a major part of Jazz and the [[Harlem Renaissance]] period. He attended a university in Louisiana at age 13, was a self-taught musician and, aged 16, was one of the first of color to attend the world-renowned [[Juilliard School of Music]]. He was an ASCAP member from 1950. |
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During the latter part of his career, he partnered with [[Fay Tishman]] to found what would have been one of the few black music publishing companies (Tishman went on to become president of ASCAP's New York branch). |
During the latter part of his career, he partnered with [[Fay Tishman]]<ref name="Fay-Tishman-bio" group=lower-alpha /><ref name="ASCAP-Bios 1980 4th ed" /> to found what would have been one of the few black music publishing companies (Tishman went on to become president of ASCAP's New York branch). |
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In addition he wrote and composed for artists including [[Ella Fitzgerald]], [[Sarah Vaughan]], [[Johnny Mathis]] and [[The Orioles]], [[Cab Calloway]], and wrote and composed soundtracks for several [[Louis Jordan]] films, one of history’s first breaking black moviemakers.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/profiles/jordanlouis.shtml Louis Jordan Films]</ref><ref name="William-K-Tennyson 2013" /> |
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== Selected compositions == |
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# "Bar Fly Blues"<br />w & m Bill Tennyson Jr. (w&m)<br />© Preview Music Co., Chicago<br />[https://archive.org/stream/catalogofcopyrig315libr#page/17/mode/1up/ 26 May 1947; EU77215] |
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# "It Really Ain't Fair to Condemn a Square"<br />William J. Tennyson Jr. (w&m)<br />Huey Long (w&m)<br />© William [J.] Tennyson Jr., New York, &<br />Huey Long, [[Corona, N.Y.]]<br />[https://archive.org/stream/catalogofcopyrig315libr#page/172/mode/1up/ 15 February 1947 EU63129] |
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# "New Orleans Makes Me Think of Beans"<br />William J. Tennyson Jr. (w&m)<br />Huey Long (w&m)<br />© William [J.] Tennyson Jr., New York &<br />Huey Long, [[Corona, N.Y.]]<br />[https://archive.org/stream/catalogofcopyrig315libr#page/258/mode/1up/ 15 February 1947; EU63127] |
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# "On Sentimental Boulevard"<br />William J. Tennyson Jr. (w&m)<br />Huey Long (w&m)<br />© William [J.] Tennyson Jr., New York &<br />Huey Long, [[Corona, N.Y.]]<br />[https://archive.org/stream/catalogofcopyrig315libr#page/272/mode/1up/ 15 February 1947; EU63130] |
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# "Watch Her or She'll Get You"<br />William J. Tennyson Jr. (w&m)<br />Huey Long (w&m)<br />© William [J.] Tennyson Jr. New York &<br />Huey Long, [[Corona, N.Y.]]<br />[https://archive.org/stream/catalogofcopyrig315libr#page/378/mode/1up/ 15 February 1947; EU63128] |
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# "Oh! Gram'Pa"<br />[[Cab Calloway]] (w&m)<br />William Tennyson (w&m)<br />Elton Hill (w&m)<br />© Crescendo Music Corp.<br />[https://archive.org/stream/catalogofcopyrig315libr#page/631/mode/1up/ 13 July 1947; EU85244] |
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== Selected discography == |
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* "Centerpiece" |
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: [[Jon Hendricks]] (words) |
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: [[Harry "Sweets" Edison]] (music) |
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: Cathryl Music Corp. |
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: [https://archive.org/stream/catalogofcopyrig3145lib#page/56/mode/2up © l8 January 1960; EU609125] |
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* Centerpiece - 04:52 ([[Sweets Edison|Harry "Sweets" Edison]], Jon Hendricks, Bill Tennyson) |
* Centerpiece - 04:52 ([[Sweets Edison|Harry "Sweets" Edison]], Jon Hendricks, Bill Tennyson) |
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TENNYSON, BILL song w/LOUIS JORDAN 1923 NEW ORLEANS, LA |
TENNYSON, BILL song w/LOUIS JORDAN 1923 NEW ORLEANS, LA |
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"LOUIS JORDAN AND HIS [[Tympany Five]]" Circle 53 A:4 2:20 |
"LOUIS JORDAN AND HIS [[Tympany Five]]" Circle 53 A:4 2:20 |
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SALT PORK, WEST VIRGINIA [72979-A] (Fleecie Moore, Bill Tennyson) |
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* Rough Ridin' (3:15) [http://www.answers.com/topic/bd-jazz-2004-album-by-ella-fitzgerald Ella Fitzgerald], [[Hank Jones]], William Tennyson |
* "Salt Pork, West Virginia" [72979-A] (Fleecie Moore, Bill Tennyson) |
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* "Rough Ridin'" (3:15) [http://www.answers.com/topic/bd-jazz-2004-album-by-ella-fitzgerald Ella Fitzgerald], [[Hank Jones]], William Tennyson |
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[http://www.eop.mu.edu/lawrence/z0214.html "SARAH VAUGHAN: SARAH FOR LOVERS"] Verve 440065330 (CD) A:12 4:35 |
[http://www.eop.mu.edu/lawrence/z0214.html "SARAH VAUGHAN: SARAH FOR LOVERS"] Verve 440065330 (CD) A:12 4:35 |
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WORDS CAN'T DESCRIBE (Bill Tennyson) |
WORDS CAN'T DESCRIBE (Bill Tennyson) |
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2/14/1957 NYC, SARAH VAUGHAN: Sarah Vaughan (v), Jimmy Jones (p), Richard Davis (b), Roy Haynes (dr) |
2/14/1957 NYC, SARAH VAUGHAN: Sarah Vaughan (v), Jimmy Jones (p), Richard Davis (b), Roy Haynes (dr) |
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== Death == |
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Tennyson died, aged 36, in a car crash in [[New York City|New York]] soon after completing a hit record ''Centerpiece'' with [[John Coltrane]]. |
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== References == |
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=== Notes === |
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<ref name="Fay-Tishman-bio">Fay Tishman ''(née'' Frances Fay Hartman; 1913–2006) was a member of [[ASCAP]] (see ''ASCAP Biographical Dictionary,'' 4th ed., 1980 – below, under "Inline citations")</ref> |
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=== Inline citations === |
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<ref name="ASCAP-Bios 1980 4th ed">''The ASCAP Biographical Dictionary'' (4th ed.), compiled for the [[American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers]] – by [[Jaques Cattell Press]], [[New York City|New York]]: [[R.R. Bowker Co.]] (1980)<div style="margin-left:2em">"Tishman, Fay (Frances Hart)," pg. 506<br />{{OCLC|7065938|607901541|568030296}}<br />{{oclc|41386928|12259500|180504594}}<br />{{OCLC|723489684}}<br />[https://catalog.hathitrust.org/enwiki/api/volumes/oclc/7065938.html (Search only] ''via'' [[HathiTrust]])</div></ref> |
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<ref name="William-K-Tennyson 2013">''[https://books.google.com/books?id=iY8irr_-anEC&pg=PA25&lpg=PA25&dq=%22William+J.+Tennyson,+Jr.%22 Bill To Jazz – Tune of Authentic New Orleans Jazz History – Biography and Jazz Music of William J. Tennyson Jr. (1923–1959)],'' by William K. Tennyson, [[Xlibris]] (2013), pg. 25; {{ISBN|978-1-4797-7414-2}}; {{ISBN|978-1-4797-7415-9}} ([[eBook]])</ref>{{Self-published inline|certain=yes|date=January 2018}} |
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Latest revision as of 07:10, 1 June 2024
William "Bill" J. Tennyson Jr. (1923–1959) was a notable American jazz musician.[1]
Career
[edit]A Louisiana Creole, Tennyson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and his father was born in Donaldsonville, Louisiana. After his mother died when Tennyson was aged three, he and his two younger siblings moved to live with their grandmother, Mathilda, who had formerly owned a sugar cane plantation near the Bayous of Louisiana.
"Bill" was a major part of Jazz and the Harlem Renaissance period. He attended a university in Louisiana at age 13, was a self-taught musician and, aged 16, was one of the first of color to attend the world-renowned Juilliard School of Music. He was an ASCAP member from 1950.
During the latter part of his career, he partnered with Fay Tishman[a][2] to found what would have been one of the few black music publishing companies (Tishman went on to become president of ASCAP's New York branch).
In addition he wrote and composed for artists including Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Johnny Mathis and The Orioles, Cab Calloway, and wrote and composed soundtracks for several Louis Jordan films, one of history’s first breaking black moviemakers.[3][4]
Selected compositions
[edit]- "Bar Fly Blues"
w & m Bill Tennyson Jr. (w&m)
© Preview Music Co., Chicago
26 May 1947; EU77215 - "It Really Ain't Fair to Condemn a Square"
William J. Tennyson Jr. (w&m)
Huey Long (w&m)
© William [J.] Tennyson Jr., New York, &
Huey Long, Corona, N.Y.
15 February 1947 EU63129 - "New Orleans Makes Me Think of Beans"
William J. Tennyson Jr. (w&m)
Huey Long (w&m)
© William [J.] Tennyson Jr., New York &
Huey Long, Corona, N.Y.
15 February 1947; EU63127 - "On Sentimental Boulevard"
William J. Tennyson Jr. (w&m)
Huey Long (w&m)
© William [J.] Tennyson Jr., New York &
Huey Long, Corona, N.Y.
15 February 1947; EU63130 - "Watch Her or She'll Get You"
William J. Tennyson Jr. (w&m)
Huey Long (w&m)
© William [J.] Tennyson Jr. New York &
Huey Long, Corona, N.Y.
15 February 1947; EU63128 - "Oh! Gram'Pa"
Cab Calloway (w&m)
William Tennyson (w&m)
Elton Hill (w&m)
© Crescendo Music Corp.
13 July 1947; EU85244
Death
[edit]Tennyson died, aged 36, in a car crash in New York soon after completing a hit record Centerpiece with John Coltrane.
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]Inline citations
[edit]- ^ "Bill Tennyson credits". All Music. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ The ASCAP Biographical Dictionary (4th ed.), compiled for the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers – by Jaques Cattell Press, New York: R.R. Bowker Co. (1980)
- ^ Louis Jordan Films
- ^ Bill To Jazz – Tune of Authentic New Orleans Jazz History – Biography and Jazz Music of William J. Tennyson Jr. (1923–1959), by William K. Tennyson, Xlibris (2013), pg. 25; ISBN 978-1-4797-7414-2; ISBN 978-1-4797-7415-9 (eBook)
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