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Occupation(s)
  
Musician, teacher

Role
  
Musician

Name
  
Bill Dowdy


Years active
  
1949-1970s

Instruments
  
Drums, piano

Music group
  
The Three Sounds


Born
  
August 15, 1933 (age 91) Arkansas, United States (
1933-08-15
)

Associated acts
  
The Three SoundsLester YoungLou DonaldsonNat AdderleyJohnny GriffinAnita O'DaySonny Stitt

Albums
  
Similar People
  
Andy Simpkins, Gene Harris, Lou Donaldson, Alfred Lion

Bill Dowdy Sings "Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind"


Bill Dowdy (August 15, 1932 – May 12, 2017) was an American jazz musician and teacher. He was the drummer with the jazz trio, The Three Sounds. The Three Sounds recorded over ten jazz albums from the 1950s through the early 1970s and played with Lester Young, Lou Donaldson, Nat Adderley, Johnny Griffin, Anita O'Day and Sonny Stitt among others.

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Biography

Dowdy moved to Benton Harbor, Michigan when he was six months old. At a young age he would beat on things as if he were playing the drums, an indication of his future musical career. In high school he learned to play the piano and the drums. He had a group called Club 49 Trio in 1949 which group played on the radio in Chicago.

After Dowdy started his own music group, he moved to Battle Creek and joined a band before being drafted by the Army. Afterwards he moved to Chicago and took private lessons to improve his musical skills. Over time Dowdy became a professional drummer, eventually playing with many blues bands. Dowdy continued traveling, from New York to Los Angeles, and from Canada to the south. His idols included Gene Krupa, Max Roach, Roy Haynes, and Tony Williams.

Dowdy died on May 12, 2017.

References

Bill Dowdy Wikipedia


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