Bobby Tucker | |
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 Bobby Tucker and Billie Holiday in 1948 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert Nathaniel Tucker |
| Also known as | Piano Man |
| Born | January 8, 1923 Morristown, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Origin | Harlem, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 12, 2007 (aged 84) Morristown, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, swing |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist, composer, arranger |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 1946–2007 |
Bobby Tucker (born Robert Nathaniel Tucker; January 8, 1923 – April 12, 2007)[1] was a pianist and arranger during the jazz era from the 1940s into the 1960s. He is most famous for being Billie Holiday's accompanist from 1946 to 1949 and Billy Eckstine's from 1950 to 1993.[2][3]
- ^ Tony Gieske (April 25, 2007). "'Unsung hero' of the piano backed Holiday, Eckstine". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 9, 2021..
- ^ Donald Clarke (2009). Billie Holiday: Wishing on the Moon. Da Capo Press, Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-7867-3087-2.
- ^ Julia Blackburn (2010). With Billie. Random House. ISBN 978-1-4070-7387-3.