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Alex Hill

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Also known as Alexander Hill, William Alexander Hill

American musician (1906-1937)

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Within Vinony's link graph, Alex Hill is referenced by 31 other articles, and connects out to New York City, Chicago and tuberculosis.

It is catalogued under topics including 1906 births, 1937 deaths and 20th-century American male pianists.

Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.

Person · Open Library

Born
1856
Died
1929
Works
13

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3,073
Total plays
13,931

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Alex Hill (April 22, 1906 – February 1937) was an American jazz pianist. Hill was a child prodigy on piano, which he learned from his mother. While studying at Shorter College he met Alphonse Trent, and began arranging material for him. He graduated in 1922 and played in various territory bands, including Terrence Holder's. From 1924 to 1926 he led his own ensemble; later in 1926 he played with Speed Webb, and in 1927 he spent time with Mutt Carey's Jeffersonians and Paul Howard's Quality Seren

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date of birth
1906-04-19
date of death
1937-02-01
start of work period
1922-00-00
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