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Bill Black
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American bassist (1926–1965)
Film & TV
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
William Patton Black Jr. was an American musician and bandleader who is noted as one of the pioneers of rock and roll. He played in Elvis Presley's early trio. Black later formed Bill Black's Combo.
Known for
- Strange Luck: The Tale of Bill Black — Himself2022
- Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley — Self - Upright Bass2007
- Elvis: #1 Hit Performances — Self (archive footage)2007
- Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll — Self (archive footage)2007
- The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years — Self (archive footage)2002
- The Real Buddy Holly Story — Self (archive footage)1985
- This Is Elvis — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1981
- The Dick Clark Show — Self1958
- Jailhouse Rock — Bass Player (uncredited)1957
- Loving You — Bass Player (uncredited)1957
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Black
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Memphis
- Place of death
- Memphis
- Occupation
- bassist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- rockabilly
- Instrument
- double bass
- Record label
- Sun Records
- Military branch
- United States Army
- Image
- Bill Black.jpg
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- Commons category
- Bill Black
- start of work period
- 1954-00-00
- member of
- The Blue Moon Boys
- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of birth
- 1926-09-17
- date of death
- 1965-10-21
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- birth name
- William Patton Black
- name in native language
- Bill Black
- end of work period
- 1965-00-00
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