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[[File:billystrayhorn.png|200px|thumb|left|Billy Strayhorn]]

==Country==

United States

==Birth - Death==

1915 - 1967

==Occupation==

Entertainment

==Description==

Jazz pianist and composer, collaborated with Duke Ellington.  Close friend of jazz singer Lena Horne.  Notable for the composition 'Take the A Train'.  Participated in civil rights actions.

==Further Reading/Research==

* http://www.billystrayhorn.com/
* http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_strayhorn_billy.htm
* http://jazz.about.com/od/classicjazzartists/p/Artist-Profile-Composer-And-Arranger-Billy-Strayhorn.htm
* http://www.biography.com/people/billy-strayhorn-9497226

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