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Bill Coleman

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Also known as William Johnson Coleman

American musician (1904-1981)

Person · Open Library

Born
1925
Works
20

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Listeners
10,886
Total plays
58,923

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There are two artists named Bill Coleman: #1 - Bill Coleman (William Johnson Coleman, Paris, Kentucky, August 4, 1904 – August 24, 1981, Toulouse, France) was a jazz trumpeter. In 1909 his family moved from Kentucky to Cincinnati. His first musical explorations were on clarinet and C melody saxophone, but he eventually settled on trumpet. As a young man he worked as a messenger for the Western Union telegraph company. He studied with Cincinnati trumpeter Theodore Carpenter, and played in an a

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Bill
Family name
Coleman
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Kentucky
Place of death
Toulouse
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
jazz
Instrument
voice
Record label
Black & Blue
Image
Bill Coleman, Cafe Society ca. 1947.jpg
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Commons category
Bill Coleman
date of birth
1904-08-04
date of death
1981-08-24
start of work period
1927-00-00
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