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Billy Evans

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Also known as William George Evans, William George "Billy" Evans

Baseball umpire and executive

Person · Open Library

Works
5

Top works

  • Sight Reading for Band, Book 3
  • Retirement Thought Leaders
  • How to umpire
  • Blood (Discovery Links)
  • Sight Reading for Band, Book 2

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1929-08-16
Active to
1980-09-15

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,186,247
Total plays
27,844,061

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jazzjazz pianopianobebopFusion

There are at least three artists with this name: a jazz pianist, a jazz saxophonist and a banjo player. 1.) Bill Evans (born William John Evans; 16th August 1929-15th September 1980) was one of the most famous jazz pianists of the twentieth century. Along with McCoy Tyner and Oscar Peterson, he was the force behind the biggest evolution in jazz piano since Art Tatum and Bud Powell. His use of impressionistic harmony, his inventive interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire <a href="https:/

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Sports profile

Sport
Basketball
Team
_Retired Basketball
Nationality
United States

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Billy Evans 1914.jpg
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Billy Evans
date of birth
1884-02-10
date of death
1956-01-23
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