What is Teddy Wilson?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Teddy Wilson | image = Teddy Wilson (William P Gottlieb).jpg | caption = Wilson at the Turkish Embassy in [[Washington, D.C.]], 1940 | image_size = | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_name = Theodore Shaw Wilson | birth_date = {{birth date|1912|11|24}} | birth_place = [[Austin, Texas]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1986|7|31|1912|11|24}} | death_place = [[New Britain, Connecticut]], U.S, | instrument = Piano | genre = [[Jazz]] | occupation = Musician | years_active = | label = | associated_acts = [[Louis Armstrong]], [[Earl Hines]], [[Billie Holiday]], [[Lester Young]], [[Lena Horne]], [[Benny Goodman]] }} '''Theodore Shaw Wilson''' (November 24, 1912 – July 31, 1986)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nea.gov/honors/jazz/jmCMS/master.php?id=1986_03&type=bio |title=NEA Jazz Master: Teddy Wilson, Pianist, Arranger, Educator |publisher=[[National Endowment for the Arts]] |access-date=2012-06-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515192618/http://nea.gov/honors/jazz/jmCMS/master.php?id=1986_03&type=bio |archive-date=2012-05-15 }}</ref> was an American [[jazz]] pianist. His work was featured on the records of many of the biggest names in jazz, including [[Louis Armstrong]], [[Lena Horne]], [[Benny Goodman]], [[Billie Holiday]], and [[Ella Fitzgerald]]. With Goodman, he was one of the first black musicians to appear prominently with white musicians. Wilson died in [[New Britain, Connecticut]], on July 31, 1986 of [[stomach cancer]] at the age of 73.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/01/obituaries/teddy-wilson-dies-pianist-and-leader-of-30-s-jazz-combos.html |title=Teddy Wilson Dies; Pianist and Leader Of 30's Jazz Combos |agency=[[Associated Press]] |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=1 August 1986}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{IMDb name|0934210}} *{{Find a Grave|5797031}} {{US-bio-stu