William Ballard Doggett (February 16, 1916 – November 13, 1996) was an American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, his mother, a church pianist, introduced him to music when he was 9 years old. By the time he was 15, he had joined a Philadelphia area combo, playing local theaters and clubs while attending high school.
He later sold his band to Lucky Millinder, and worked during the 1930s and early 1940s for both Millinder and arranger Jimmy Mundy. Read Full BioWilliam Ballard Doggett (February 16, 1916 – November 13, 1996) was an American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, his mother, a church pianist, introduced him to music when he was 9 years old. By the time he was 15, he had joined a Philadelphia area combo, playing local theaters and clubs while attending high school.
He later sold his band to Lucky Millinder, and worked during the 1930s and early 1940s for both Millinder and arranger Jimmy Mundy. In 1942 he was hired as The Ink Spots' pianist and arranger.
In 1949, he replaced Wild Bill Davis in Louis Jordan's Tympany Five. It was there that he first achieved success playing the Hammond organ and he is also reputed to have written one of Jordan's biggest hits, "Saturday Night Fish Fry", for which Jordan claimed the writing credit.
In 1951, he organized his own trio and began recording for King Records. His best known recording is "Honky Tonk," a rhythm and blues hit of 1956 which sold four million copies, and which he co-wrote with Billy Butler. He won the Cash Box award for best rhythm and blues performer in 1957, 1958, and 1959. He also arranged for many bandleaders and performers, including Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, and Lionel Hampton. He continued to play and arrange until he died of a heart attack in New York City.
As a jazz player Doggett started in swing music and later played soul jazz, a field in which rhythm and blues organists were highly sought after. His band included saxophonists Red Holloway, Clifford Scott, Percy France, David "Bubba" Brooks, Floyd "Candy" Johnson, guitarists Floyd Smith, Pete Mays, and singers Toni Williams and Betty Saint-Clair.
With his instrumental hit "Honky Tonk" in February 1956, Bill Doggett (born William Ballard Doggett) created one of rock's greatest instrumental tracks. Although it generated scores of offers to perform in rock & roll clubs throughout the United States, Doggett remained tied to the jazz and organ-based R&B that he had performed since the 1930s. Continuing to record for the Cincinnati-based King label until 1960, he went on to record for Warner Brothers, Columbia, ABC-Paramount and Sue. His last session came as a member and producer of an all-star jazz/R&B group, Bluesiana Hurricane in 1995.
With his instrumental hit “Honky Tonk” in February 1956, Bill Doggett (born William Ballard Doggett) created one of rock’s greatest instrumental tracks. Although it generated scores of offers to perform in rock & roll clubs throughout the United States, Doggett remained tied to the jazz and organ-based R&B that he had performed since the 1930s. Continuing to record for the Cincinnati-based King label until 1960, he went on to record for Warner Brothers, Columbia, ABC-Paramount and Sue. His last session came as a member and producer of an all-star jazz/R&B group, Bluesiana Hurricane in 1995.
Born on the north side of Philadelphia, Doggett struggled with poverty as a youngster. Although he initially dreamed of playing the trumpet, his family was unable to afford lessons. Persuaded by his mother (a church pianist), to try keyboards instead, he quickly mastered the instrument. Hailed as a child prodigy by his 13th birthday, he formed his first band, the Five Majors, at the age of 15.
Performing with the Jimmy Gorman Band, the pit orchestra at the Nixon Grand Theater, while still in high school, Doggett assumed leadership of the group in 1938. The experience was brief, however, as Doggett sold the orchestra to Lucky Millinder, with whom he continued to work off and on for the next four years. He made his recording debut on Millinder's tracks, "Little Old Lady From Baltimore" and "All Aboard" in 1939.
Although he formed a short-lived orchestra with Benny Goodman's arranger, Jimmy Mundy, in late 1939, Doggett continued to work primarily as a sideman. Playing piano and arranging for the Ink Spots from 1942 until 1944, he went on to arrange tunes for Count Basie's band and tour and/or record with Coleman Hawkins, Johnny Otis, Wynonie Harris, Ella Fitzgerald and Lionel Hampton. Replacing Wild Bill Davis in Louis Jordan's band, in 1947, he appeared on the influential tunes, "Saturday Night Fish Fry" and "Blue Light Boogie." He made his debut as an organist during June 1951 recording sessions with Ella Fitzgerald.
Debuting his own organ-led combo at New York nightclub, the Baby Grand, in June 1952, Doggett recorded more than a dozen singles before striking gold with "Honky Tonk" four years later.
A longtime resident of Long Island, New York, Doggett died on November 13, 1996, three days after suffering a heart attack.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, his mother, a church pianist, introduced him to music when he was 9 years old. By the time he was 15, he had joined a Philadelphia area combo, playing local theaters and clubs while attending high school.
He later sold his band to Lucky Millinder, and worked during the 1930s and early 1940s for both Millinder and arranger Jimmy Mundy. Read Full BioWilliam Ballard Doggett (February 16, 1916 – November 13, 1996) was an American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, his mother, a church pianist, introduced him to music when he was 9 years old. By the time he was 15, he had joined a Philadelphia area combo, playing local theaters and clubs while attending high school.
He later sold his band to Lucky Millinder, and worked during the 1930s and early 1940s for both Millinder and arranger Jimmy Mundy. In 1942 he was hired as The Ink Spots' pianist and arranger.
In 1949, he replaced Wild Bill Davis in Louis Jordan's Tympany Five. It was there that he first achieved success playing the Hammond organ and he is also reputed to have written one of Jordan's biggest hits, "Saturday Night Fish Fry", for which Jordan claimed the writing credit.
In 1951, he organized his own trio and began recording for King Records. His best known recording is "Honky Tonk," a rhythm and blues hit of 1956 which sold four million copies, and which he co-wrote with Billy Butler. He won the Cash Box award for best rhythm and blues performer in 1957, 1958, and 1959. He also arranged for many bandleaders and performers, including Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, and Lionel Hampton. He continued to play and arrange until he died of a heart attack in New York City.
As a jazz player Doggett started in swing music and later played soul jazz, a field in which rhythm and blues organists were highly sought after. His band included saxophonists Red Holloway, Clifford Scott, Percy France, David "Bubba" Brooks, Floyd "Candy" Johnson, guitarists Floyd Smith, Pete Mays, and singers Toni Williams and Betty Saint-Clair.
With his instrumental hit "Honky Tonk" in February 1956, Bill Doggett (born William Ballard Doggett) created one of rock's greatest instrumental tracks. Although it generated scores of offers to perform in rock & roll clubs throughout the United States, Doggett remained tied to the jazz and organ-based R&B that he had performed since the 1930s. Continuing to record for the Cincinnati-based King label until 1960, he went on to record for Warner Brothers, Columbia, ABC-Paramount and Sue. His last session came as a member and producer of an all-star jazz/R&B group, Bluesiana Hurricane in 1995.
With his instrumental hit “Honky Tonk” in February 1956, Bill Doggett (born William Ballard Doggett) created one of rock’s greatest instrumental tracks. Although it generated scores of offers to perform in rock & roll clubs throughout the United States, Doggett remained tied to the jazz and organ-based R&B that he had performed since the 1930s. Continuing to record for the Cincinnati-based King label until 1960, he went on to record for Warner Brothers, Columbia, ABC-Paramount and Sue. His last session came as a member and producer of an all-star jazz/R&B group, Bluesiana Hurricane in 1995.
Born on the north side of Philadelphia, Doggett struggled with poverty as a youngster. Although he initially dreamed of playing the trumpet, his family was unable to afford lessons. Persuaded by his mother (a church pianist), to try keyboards instead, he quickly mastered the instrument. Hailed as a child prodigy by his 13th birthday, he formed his first band, the Five Majors, at the age of 15.
Performing with the Jimmy Gorman Band, the pit orchestra at the Nixon Grand Theater, while still in high school, Doggett assumed leadership of the group in 1938. The experience was brief, however, as Doggett sold the orchestra to Lucky Millinder, with whom he continued to work off and on for the next four years. He made his recording debut on Millinder's tracks, "Little Old Lady From Baltimore" and "All Aboard" in 1939.
Although he formed a short-lived orchestra with Benny Goodman's arranger, Jimmy Mundy, in late 1939, Doggett continued to work primarily as a sideman. Playing piano and arranging for the Ink Spots from 1942 until 1944, he went on to arrange tunes for Count Basie's band and tour and/or record with Coleman Hawkins, Johnny Otis, Wynonie Harris, Ella Fitzgerald and Lionel Hampton. Replacing Wild Bill Davis in Louis Jordan's band, in 1947, he appeared on the influential tunes, "Saturday Night Fish Fry" and "Blue Light Boogie." He made his debut as an organist during June 1951 recording sessions with Ella Fitzgerald.
Debuting his own organ-led combo at New York nightclub, the Baby Grand, in June 1952, Doggett recorded more than a dozen singles before striking gold with "Honky Tonk" four years later.
A longtime resident of Long Island, New York, Doggett died on November 13, 1996, three days after suffering a heart attack.
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Yesterdays
Bill Doggett Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Yesterdays' by these artists:
(gnrworld.com) Guns N' Roses Yesterday, there was so many things I was never told Now tha…
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Art Tatum Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
Art Taylor; Hank Jones; Kenny Burrell; Paul Chambers Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it…
Artie Shaw Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra When I was young I'd listened to the radio Waitin' for my…
Barbra Streisand Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy sweet Sequeste…
Bebo & Colina Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
Bebo Valdés/Javier Colina Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it…
Ben Webster Yesterdays Yesterdays Days I knew as happy sweet Sequestered…
Bernard Peiffer Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
Bill Evans Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy sweet Sequeste…
Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it…
Billie Holiday Jerome Kern / Otto Harbach Yesterdays Yesterdays Days I kne…
Billie Holiday & Her Lads Of Joy Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy sweet Sequeste…
Billie Holiday and Her Lads of Joy Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy sweet Sequestere…
Billie Holiday Frankie Newton & His Orchestra Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy sweet Sequeste…
Black Zheep DZ Yesterday yesterday Remember like it was yesterday My last d…
Bud Powell Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
Buddy Rich Quintet Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it…
Cal Tjader Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
Carmen Mc Rae Yesterdays Yesterdays Days I knew as happy sweet Sequeste…
Carmen McRae Yesterdays Yesterdays Days I knew as happy sweet Sequestered…
Chambers Paul Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
Charlie Musselwhite Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy sweet sequestere…
Chet Baker Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it…
Clifford Brown Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
Cold Chisel Walker Baby, that's ok, I'll live to fight another day B…
Coleman Hawkins And Orchestra Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa & Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra When I was young I'd listened to the radio Waitin' for my…
Dave Brubeck Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
Dave Hamilton It begins to tell, 'round midnight, midnight. I do pretty …
David S. Ware Quartet 上爱唱的歌 作词：武雄 作曲：陶喆 演唱：陶喆 冷雨落过的深夜 我陪往事行来这 站在避雨的楼脚 听到阵阵音乐声 像一幕褪…
Dianne Reeves Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
Eddie Yesterday's heartbreak, brings tomorrow's tears A laugh of r…
Ella Fitzgerald Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy sweet Sequeste…
Ella Fitzgerald & Nelson Riddle and his Orchestra Yesterdays Yesterdays Days I knew as happy sweet Sequeste…
Frank Cordell and His Orchestra Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
Frank Luther Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequestere…
Frank Sinatra Yesterdays Yesterdays Days I knew as happy sweet Sequeste…
Frank Wess Don't the moon look lonesome shining through the tree Don't…
Frankie Newton & His Orchestra Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy sweet Sequeste…
Fred Hersch Bill Frisell Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
Fred Hersch + Bill Frisell Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it…
Gene Krupa and His Orchestra Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
George Shearing Ghost of yesterday Stalking 'round my room All night long yo…
Gerry Mulligan Don't the moon look lonesome shining through the tree Don't…
Getz Stan Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it…
Guns and Roses Yesterday, there was so many things I was never told Now tha…
Guns N Roses/Guns N' Roses Yesterday, there was so many things I was never told Now t…
GUNS N' ROSES Yesterday, there was so many things I was never told Now tha…
Hampton Hawes Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy sweet Sequeste…
Hank Jones Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
Hank Jones / Bill Evas / Red Mitchell Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it…
Hope Waits Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy sweet Sequestere…
Howard Johnson & Gravity Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
J. Kern Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy sweet Sequestere…
J.J. Johnson Bop Quintet Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy sweet Sequeste…
J.Kern Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy sweet Sequestere…
Jack DeJohnette Keith Jarrett Gary Peacock Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it…
Jerome Kern Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy sweet Sequestere…
Jerome Kern/Otto Harbach Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
Jimmy Raney It begins to tell 'Round midnight, midnight I do pretty we…
Johnny Pace Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
Johnny Smith and Stan Getz Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it…
Johnny Smith Quintet Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
Joshua Redman Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy sweet sequester…
Katharine Whalen Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
Kathryn Grayson Yesterdays, yesterdays, Days I knew as happy, Sweet sequeste…
Keith Jarrett - Gary Peacock - Jack DeJohnette Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
Kern Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy sweet Sequestere…
Kiri Te Kanawa Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
M.J.Q. Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy sweet Sequeste…
Marianne Faithfull Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy, sweet, sequeste…
Max Roach Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
Max Roach Buddy Rich Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it…
McRae Carmen Yesterdays Yesterdays Days I knew as happy sweet Sequeste…
Migiwa Takezawa Are we just walkin' sunny day? 僕らはまた遠回り いつも大きなひまわりが 揺れる道を歩いて…
Miki Howard Yesterdays, yesterdays, days I knew as happy sweet sequester…
Miles Davis Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it…
Monica Zetterlund Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
Monica Zetterlund/Ib Glindemann's Orkester Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it looks…
Mort Weiss Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
Mucky Pup Woke up one day Forgot about my yesterdays, Can't blame m…
Oi Va Voi Don't need another resolution to feel As though I'm going so…
one tree hill vol.4 Yesterday's dreams today are sorrow Just like your love, gir…
Only Real Circle brother, shifting screws Local lovers, dressed in tru…
Oscar Peterson Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy sweet Sequeste…
Otto A. Harbach Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
Patricia Barber Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it looks…
Paul Chambers Quartet Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
Peiffer Bernard Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it…
Pennywise Up from the ashes and over the hill We knew more…
Pink Cream 69 One man sits with his head hung low Nowhere to…
Ray Charles Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it looks…
Ray Conniff When I was young I'd listened to the radio Waitin' for my…
Reeves Dianne Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
Ricky Smith Restless once again To change this tragic end And meet your …
Sarah Vaughan Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away Now it looks…
Stan Getz Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
Stan Getz With J.J. Johnson Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy sweet Sequeste…
Stan Kenton Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra When I was young I'd listened to the radio Waitin' for my…
Stanley Turrentine What happened to the world we knew, when we would dream…
Stiv Bators yesterdays without you. from a long time ago.. cause the d…
Switchfoot Flowers cut and brought inside Black cars in a single line …
T. Flanagan Trio Feat. K. Burr Speak up for them Your friends, your relatives, your neighb…
Tal Farlow Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
Tatum Art Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it…
The Artie Shaw Orchestra Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
The Charles Mingus Duo Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it…
The Hi-Lo's Yesterdays, Yesterdays, days I knew as happy sweet sequester…
The Modern Jazz Quartet Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it…
Tommy Flanagan Trio and Kenny Burrell Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
Value Pac yesterday another way things would work out they'd be ok an…
Vince Guaraldi Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
Weber Eberhard Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it…
Wynton Marsalis Yesterdays, yesterdays Days I knew as happy Sweet sequeste…
Xylaroo I wake up thinking Only of you Dreaming the whole night Thro…
チャミグリ! Are we just walkin',sunny day ? 僕等はまた遠回り いつも 大きな向日葵が 揺れる道を歩い…
鈴木達央 愛想笑いがうまくいかない そんなこと全然必要ない ありのままでいようよこのままででいようよ 自分らしさ取り戻してみよう …
Stan Getz Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Bill Doggett:
A Cottage For Sale Our little dream castle with every dream gone, Is lonely and…
Don Ever since the lucky night I found you I've hung around…
Don't Blame Me Ever since the lucky night I found you I've hung around…
Don't Get Around Much Anymore Missed the Saturday dance Heard they crowded the floor Could…
Fools Rush In "Romance is a game for fools" I used to say A game…
Honey Scene is a June night, flooded with moonlight Fragrant rose…
I Hadn't Anyone Till You I hadn't anyone till you, I was a lonely one 'til…
My Foolish Heart The night is like a lovely tune Beware my foolish heart How…
On The Sunny Side Of The Street Walked with no one and talked with no one And I…
Sweet And Lovely Sweet and lovely sweeter than the roses in May Sweet and…
Sweet Lorraine Everything is set, skies are blue, Can't believe it yet, bu…
The Song Is Ended My thoughts go back to a heavenly dance A moment of…
Twenty Five Miles Hey hey uh huh huh huh huh oh Uh huh…
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