Willis Conover
Musical Artist
1920 – 1996
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Who was Willis Conover?
Willis Clark Conover, Jr. was a jazz producer and broadcaster on the Voice of America for over forty years. He produced jazz concerts at the White House, the Newport Jazz Festival, and for movies and television. By arranging concerts where people of all races were welcome, he is credited with desegregating Washington D.C. nightclubs. Conover is credited with keeping interest in jazz alive in the countries of Eastern Europe through his nightly broadcasts during the Cold War.
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- Born
- Oct 18, 1920
Buffalo - Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- May 17, 1996
Alexandria
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on July 23, 2013
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