Quickie Quiz
Mar 17, 2009 Questions
Many people assume that the Charlie Parker tune “Billie’s Bounce” was named in honor of Billie Holliday. That is not the case. Who, in fact, was the Billie in “Billie’s Bounce?”
Tags: Billie's Bounce, Charlie Parker
March 18th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
Billy Eckstine?
Billy Strayhorn?
Billy Basie aka the “Count”?
March 18th, 2009 at 2:14 pm
Billy Shaw – of “Shaw ‘Nuff” fame?
March 19th, 2009 at 6:02 am
Yes, indeed, Jason, it was Billy Shaw, Bird’s manager. He spelled his name with a “Y” and not an “IE” at the end, so therein lies much of the confusion.