Billy Strayhorn

Rarity: Uncommon

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What Wikipedia says

William Thomas Strayhorn (November 29, 1915 – May 31, 1967) was an American jazz composer, pianist, lyricist, and arranger who collaborated with bandleader and composer Duke Ellington for nearly three decades.

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