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- Birth nameWilliam P. Black
- Bill Black was born on September 17, 1926 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. He was an actor, known for Female Trouble (1974), American Masters (1985) and The Pied Piper of Cleveland: A Day in the Life of a Famous Disc Jockey (1955). He died on October 21, 1965 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
- Was a member of Elvis Presley's band and led his own band, Bill Black's Combo.
- Former member of Gene Krupa and His Orchestra.
- He backed Elvis on many dates during Elvis' early career and formed the Bill Black Combo in 1957.
- He went into hospital in June 65 for a brain tumour operation and returned several times before dying in November 1965.
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