Billy Kyle
William Osborne "Billy" Kyle (July 14, 1914 - February 23, 1966) was an American jazz pianist.
Biography
Kyle was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He began playing the piano in school and by the early 1930s worked with Lucky Millinder, Tiny Bradshaw and later the Mills Blue Rhythm Band. In 1938, he joined John Kirby's sextet, but was drafted in 1942. After the war, he worked with Kirby's band briefly and also worked with Sy Oliver. He then spent thirteen years as a member of Louis Armstrong's All-Stars, and performed in the 1956 musical High Society. He is perhaps best known as an accompanist.
A fluent pianist with a light touch, Kyle never achieved much fame, but he always worked steadily. He died in Youngstown, Ohio.
Kyle had few opportunities to record as a leader and none during his Armstrong years; just some octet and septet sides in 1937, two songs with a quartet in 1939, and outings in 1946 with a trio and an octet, 17 songs in all.
He is credited as the co-author of the song "Billy's Bounce" recorded by the Modern Jazz Quartet in 1992 with Bobby McFerrin on the album MJQ and Friends.
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- The Chronological Classics: Billy Kyle 1939-1946 released: 1997
- The Chronological Classics: Billy Kyle 1937-1938 released: 1997
The Chronological Classics: Billy Kyle 1939-1946
Released 1997- You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby
- Just a Kid Named Joe
- Jeepers Creepers
- I Must See Annie Tonight
- Honey in the Bee Ball
- 'Tain't What You Do
- Mioney Is Honey
- Lonesome Railroad
- Fishing Up a Date
- Between Sets
- Paule Revere
- Ole Chris
- Scatterbrain
- The Monkeys Have No Tails in Pago Pago
- Peach Tree Street
- Hezekiah
- I Want You, I Need You
- All the Things You Are
- I Got a Right to Sing the Blues
- H.R.S. Bounce
- Ooh, Baby, You Knock Me Out
- Date for Eight
- Contemporary Blues
The Chronological Classics: Billy Kyle 1937-1938
Released 1997- Sundays Are Reserved
- Havin' a Ball
- Big Boy Blue
- Margie
- Can I Forget You
- All You Want to Do Is Dance
- Handle My Heart With Care
- Girl of My Dreams
- John Henry
- Lorna Doone Short Bread
- Afternoon in Africa
- Baby Won't You Please Come Home
- A Wee Bit of Swing
- Is This to Be My Souvenir?
- When Day Is Done
- The Song Is Ended
- The Numbers Man
- Sly Mangoose
- West Indian Blues
- Big Joe Louis
Born: 1914-07-14
Died: 1966-02-23
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LATONYA
by: Paula Cole(Didn't your Mama tell you how to behave,girl?
Didn't your Daddy tell you not to wear that little thing?)
Been told you never get something for nothing
My stepfather Dickie say I just might get hit
If I don't give
The girls all shisper 'hind my back
They try to break me whith cruel attacks
The boys they want only one thing
And so I give it, don't complain
Daddy's gone, Mama lost her job
Our house ain't a home no more
Still my faith's unshaken in God
I feel so lonely for hope and company
I don't take much and I give everything for free
(So, don't you want me?)
The girls all whisper'hind by back
My baby brother's smoking crack
The boys they want only one thing
And so I give it, don't complain
Daddy's gone, Mama lost her job
Our house ain't a home no more
Still my faith's unshaken in god
I dream I get a record deal
I'll buy a way out of here
Or maybe a new Lexus jeep
Or just a friend (Am I dreamin'? Am I dreamin'?)
There's Mr. roberts,Juan and Paul
All waiting for me down the hall
But then tomorrow they don't call
Still a moment's better than none at all
Daddy's gone (My name is La Tonya)
Mama lost her job (I am a sophomore)
Our house ain't a home no more (I'll be sixteen in August)
Since Mama broke her soul (I like to sing in chorus)
Daddy's gone (My name is La Tonya)
Mama lost her job (I am a sophomore)
Our house ain't a home no more (I'll be sixteen in August)
Still my faith's unshaken
Lord won't you please save me?
Is this the new slavery?
Here on the ghetto pavement?
But I believe in you baby
Yes, my faith's unshaken
In God
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