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Billy Taylor Net Worth

Billy Taylor was a legendary jazz musician and educator who was born in 1921 and had a net worth of $5 million. He was known as the world's foremost spokesman for jazz and was a highly respected pianist. He was a Grammy Award winner and was inducted into the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Hall of Fame. He was also a professor at the University of Massachusetts and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day	July 24, 1921
Birth Place	North Carolina
Billy Taylor age	102 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign	Leo

💰 Net worth: $5 Million (2024)

About

Legendary jazz musician and educator who was once called the world's foremost spokesman for jazz.

Before Fame

He began his studies at Virginia State College, majoring in sociology, but eventually switched to music.

Trivia

He started The Jazz Foundation in 1989 with Ann Ruckert, Herb Storfer, and Phoebe Jacobs to provide aid for elderly jazz and blues musicians.

Family Life

His family was musical, and he learned to play guitar, drums, and saxophone growing up.

Associated With

His 1963 civil rights anthem I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free was used as the theme for 1996's Ghosts of Mississippi, which was directed by Rob Reiner.