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Also known as William Tapia

American musician (1908–2011)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1908-01-01
Active to
2011-12-02
jazz

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Listeners
10,320
Total plays
39,266

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jazzUSAukeleleukulele

Bill Tapia (January 1, 1908 – December 2, 2011), known as "Uncle Bill" and "Tappy", was an American musician, born to Portuguese parents. At age 10, Tapia was already a professional musician, playing “Stars and Stripes Forever” for World War I troops in Hawaii. In his long career beginning in vaudeville and quickly expanding as a jazz guitarist and ukulele player he performed with names such as Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley and Hawaiian musicians such as King Bennie Nawahi, Sol Ho

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www.billtapia.com
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Bill Tapia
date of birth
1908-01-01
date of death
2011-12-02
start of work period
1918-00-00
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