National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records, 2013-2017, Texas: Dr. Beadie E. and Willie R. Conner, House and Park

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National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records, 2013-2017, Texas: Dr. Beadie E. and Willie R. Conner, House and Park

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Strayhorn, Billy, 1915-1967

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William "Billy" Strayhorn was born in Dayton, Ohio on November 29, 1915. He spent part of his childhood in Hillsborough, North Carolina. His family eventually moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he studied classical music at the Pittsburgh Musical Institution. At the age of 23, he submitted a musical composition titled "Something to Live For" to Duke Ellington, who subsequently recorded it with Strayhorn as the pianist. Strayhorn worked as the pianist in Mercer Ellington's orchestra for ...