| Name: | Billy Byers |
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| Born: | Sunday, May 1, 1927 |
| Died: | Wednesday, May 1, 1996 |
| Remarks: | Born in Los Angeles, Byers suffered from arthritis from a young age and was unable to continue his plans of a career as a pianist. He picked up trombone and played with Karl Kiffle before serving in the Army in 1944-45. In the second half of the 1940s he arranged and played trombone for Georgie Auld, Buddy Rich, Benny Goodman, Charlie Ventura, and Teddy Powell. |
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| Instrument | Date: |
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| Trombone | 1959-Mar-11 |
