Billy May

American composer, arranger and trumpeter (1916–2004)

Person · Open Library

Works: 3

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Christmas cocktails
The best of "The Capitol Years"
Billy May arrangements

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Type: Person
Country: US
Active from: 1916-11-10
Active to: 2004-01-22

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William E. May, (November 10, 1916 – January 22, 2004) better known as Billy May was an American composer and musician. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he played trumpet professionally in big bands such as those of Charlie Barnet starting in 1939. May worked as an arranger for the bands of Glenn Miller and Les Brown before being hired as staff arranger first for the NBC radio network, then for Capitol Records. At Capitol, May wrote arrangements for many top artists <a href="https://www.last.f

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Family name: May
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Pittsburgh
Place of death: San Juan Capistrano
Occupation: recording artist
Award: Grammy Award for Best Arrangement
Genre: traditional pop
Instrument: trumpet
Record label: Capitol Records
Image: Billy May.tif

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cause of death: myocardial infarction
date of birth: 1916-11-10
date of death: 2004-01-22
birth name: Edward William May Jr.
name in native language: Billy May
pseudonym: Billy May
manner of death: natural causes

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