Happy 104th Birthday Count Basie
Count Basie would have been 104 years old today. William “Count” Basie was born on August 21st, 1904 and grew up in Red Bank, New Jersey. In this video, Count Basie plays a tune called “One O’Clock Jump”.
After leading various bands for over 50 years, recording dozens of great songs, and winning 9 Grammy awards, Count Basie died in 1984.
The U.S. Post Office issued a Count Basie 32 cents postage stamp in 1996.
In 2005, Count Basie’s song “One O’Clock Jump” (1937) was included in the Library of Congress National Recording Registry.