Mary Lou Williams

Swing music, Musical Artist

1910 – 1981

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Who was Mary Lou Williams?

Mary Lou Williams was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Williams wrote hundreds of compositions and arrangements, and recorded more than one hundred records. Williams wrote and arranged for such bandleaders as Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, and she was friend, mentor, and teacher to Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Tadd Dameron, Dizzy Gillespie, and many others.

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Born
May 8, 1910
Atlanta
Also known as
  • Williams, Mary Lou
Religion
  • Catholicism
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Westinghouse High School
Employment
  • Duke University
Lived in
  • Atlanta
Died
May 28, 1981
Durham

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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