Count Basie Death
Count passed away on April 26, 1984 at the age of 79 in Hollywood, Florida, USA. Count's cause of death was pancreatic cancer.
When did Count Basie die?
April 26, 1984How did Count Basie die? What was the cause of death?
Pancreatic cancerHow old was Count Basie when died?
79Where did Count Basie die? What was the location of death?
Hollywood, Florida, USA
Count Basie Birthday and Date of Death
Count Basie was born on August 21, 1904 and died on April 26, 1984. Count was 79 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: August 21, 1904
Date of Death: April 26, 1984
Age at Death: 79
Count Basie - Biography
William James "Count" Basie (August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. His mother taught him to play the piano and he started performing in his teens. Dropping out of school, he learned to operate lights for vaudeville and to improvise accompaniment for silent films at a local movie theater in his home town of Red Bank, New Jersey. By 16 he increasingly played jazz piano at parties, resorts and other venues. In 1924 he went to Harlem, where his performing career expanded; he toured with groups to the major jazz cities of Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City. In 1929 he joined Bennie Moten's band in Kansas City, and played with them until Moten's death in 1935.
