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Billy May

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Born
10 November 1916
Born In
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Died
22 January 2004 (aged 87)
William E. May, (November 10, 1916 – January 22, 2004) better known as Billy May was an American composer and musician. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he played trumpet professionally in big bands such as those of Charlie Barnet starting in 1939. May worked as an arranger for the bands of Glenn Miller and Les Brown before being hired as staff arranger first for the NBC radio network, then for Capitol Records. At Capitol, May wrote arrangements for many top artists, including Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Stan Freberg, Peggy Lee, Sue Raney, Vic Damone, Jeri Southern, Keely Smith, … read more
William E. May, (November 10, 1916 – January 22, 2004) better known as Billy May was an American composer and musician. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he played trumpet professionally in big bands such as those of Charlie Barnet starting in 1939. May worked as an arranger for the bands of … read more
William E. May, (November 10, 1916 – January 22, 2004) better known as Billy May was an American composer and musician. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he played trumpet professionally in big bands such as those of Charlie Barnet starting in 1939. May worked as an arranger for the bands of Glenn Miller and Les Brown before being hired as staff arranger first fo… read more

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1 Gopher Mambo - Remastered 2009 Gopher Mambo - Remastered 2009
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2 Hernando's Hideaway - Remastered Hernando's Hideaway - Remastered
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3 The Ultimate If I Had You
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4 The Look Of Love - Remastered The Look Of Love - Remastered
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5 Bo Mambo - Remastered 1996 Bo Mambo - Remastered 1996
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6 A Band Is Born / Big Band Bash My Last Affair
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7 Jerry Atric's Insanely Relaxing Senior Citizen Workout, Golden Era - Zimmer One Patricia
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8 The Ultimate Till There Was You
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9 Goomba Boomba - Remastered 1996 Goomba Boomba - Remastered 1996
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10 Girl Talk - Remastered Girl Talk - Remastered
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  1. 12,650 listeners

    2 Mar 2003 · 24 tracks

    The Ultimate
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  2. 6,182 listeners

    30 Nov 2006 · 16 tracks

    Live From The Hollywood Palladium
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  3. 5,051 listeners

    11 Dec 2001 · 24 tracks

    Billy May's Big Fat Brass / Bill's Bag
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  4. 1,623 listeners

    1 Jan 1952 · 12 tracks

    A Band Is Born
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