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Richard Williams
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American jazz trumpeter (1931–1985)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 107
Top works
- The Sniper
- The Roof-Climber's Guide to Trinity
- Richard L. Williams Collected Historical Writings
- Shoulder-In
- The exploits of the incomparable Mulla Nasrudin
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1931
- Active to
- 1985
2008 universal fire victimacademy award winneramericanamerican composercinematic classicalclassical
Discography
- New Horn in Town1961
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- 16,910
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Richard Gene Williams (May 4, 1931 – November 4, 1985) was an American jazz trumpeter. Williams was born in Galveston, Texas, and played tenor saxophone early in his life before picking up trumpet as a teenager. He played in local Texas bands and attended Wiley College, where he majored in music. After serving in the Air Force from 1952–56, he toured Europe with Lionel Hampton, and upon his return took a master's degree at the Manhattan School of Music. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Richar
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Williams
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Galveston
- Place of death
- New York City
- Educated at
- Manhattan School of Music
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- trumpet
- Record label
- Candid Records
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- date of birth
- 1931-05-04
- date of death
- 1985-11-05
- cause of death
- kidney cancer
- different from
- Richard Williams
- birth name
- Richard Gene Williams
- name in native language
- Richard Williams
- manner of death
- natural causes
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