Garland Wilson

Garland Wilson
Garland Wilson in the 1940s Photograph by William P. Gottlieb
Garland Wilson in the 1940s
Photograph by William P. Gottlieb
Background information
Birth nameGarland Lorenzo Wilson
Born(1909-06-13)June 13, 1909
Martinsburg, West Virginia, U.S.
DiedMay 31, 1954(1954-05-31) (aged 44)
GenresJazz
Blues
Boogie-woogie
OccupationMusician
InstrumentPiano

Garland Lorenzo Wilson (June 13, 1909 – May 31, 1954)[1] was an American jazz pianist who accompanied Nina Mae McKinney. Wilson was a boogie-woogie and stride pianist.[2]

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 2707/8. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. ^ Panassie, Hugues (2005). The Real Jazz. Kessinger Publishing. p. 134. ISBN 1-4191-5028-6.