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Bobby Watson

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American basketball player (1930–2017)

Person · Open Library

Works
8

Top works

  • Black Imagination
  • Handbook of Political Philosophy
  • Learning HTML5 Game Programming
  • IBM Tivoli Netcool
  • Developing Microsoft Dynamics GP Business Applications

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1953-08-23

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
22,369
Total plays
85,255

Tags

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Bobby Watson, (b. Aug. 23, 1953, Lawrence, KS.) came from a musical family, and by the time he was 18, came to New York, where he joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. With a line up that included Valery Ponamarev, David Schnitter, James Williams and other outstanding musicians, Watson soon became musical director of the Messengers. The band eventually came to include Wynton Marsalis, Billy Pierce and Charles Fambrough, among others. Watson wrote "Ms. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Bobby+Wats

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Sports profile

Sport
Basketball
Team
_Deceased Basketball
Nationality
United States

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Wikidata facts

Mass
160
Height
183
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date of birth
1930-03-22
date of death
2017-01-31
end of work period
1955-00-00
start of work period
1954-00-00
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