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Bill Holman

American composer, arranger, and conductor (1927–2024)
Person human Q348471

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[24]
Date of birth
May 21, 1927
Date of death
May 6, 2024
Place of birth
Olive
Place of death
Los Angeles
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
conductor, composer, jazz musician, saxophonist, musician, wind instrument player, bandleader[13][14]
Field of work
music, jazz, composed musical work, arrangement, conducting, saxophone performance, music composition[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
Educated at
Orange High School[22]
Award received
NEA Jazz Masters[23]
Spouse
Jeri Southern[10]
Genre
jazz, big band music[25][26]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[33]
Birth name
Willis Leonard Holman[34]
Different from
Bill Holman[36]
End of work period
2024[39]
Family name
Holman[29]
Given name
Willis (given name), Leonard[30][31]
Instrument
saxophone[32]
Military branch
United States Navy[27]
Name in native language
Bill Holman[35]
Native language
English[12]
Number of children
+1[37]
Show all 27 facts +3
P14750
B6FC-CE4C-113A-0CBB-EA5E
Record label
Capitol Records[28]
Start of work period
1951[38]
🏷️ Also known as
en Bill Holman ar بيل هولمان cs Willis Holman cs Willis Leonard Holman ja ビル・ホルマン zh 比尔·霍尔曼 zh-hant 比爾·霍爾曼
🔖 Identifiers · 53
ISNI
0000000084013044
VIAF cluster ID
93729533
Library of Congress authority ID
n82063123
GND ID
134409833
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Bill Holman and Stan Kenton.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000078137
Awards & Winners artist ID
07qbjn
BAnQ authority ID
0000349730
BIBSYS ID
1006771
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
140326563
CONOR.SI ID
420092675
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10289463
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Carnegie Hall agent ID
1020235
CiNii Research ID
1140845216525341056
DAHR artist ID
204635
DBC author ID
87097991014173
DDB person (GND) ID
134409833
Deezer artist ID
304419
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134409833
Discogs artist ID
265381
FAST ID
91881
Fandango person ID
297565
Freebase ID
/m/07qbjn
GTAA ID
260933
Grammy Awards artist ID
bill-holman, bill-holman/3248
Grove Music Online ID
J206000
IMDb ID
nm0391648
IdRef ID
160407257
Internet Broadway Database person ID
93301
Kinobox person ID
868836
Last.fm ID
Bill+Holman
Libraries Australia ID
35899794
MusicBrainz artist ID
67455f3b-6112-4f6e-9cfd-000ddf0783df
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000022907
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA16196207
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2014804957
NLA Trove people ID
1137515
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007332947505171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9811572913105606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1555608
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
09795571X
Open Library ID
OL11322918A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095941895
Prabook ID
1760727
RERO ID (legacy)
A011730645
RILM ID
276268
Rate Your Music artist ID
bill_holman
SBN author ID
LO1V267353
SNAC ARK ID
w6w681ds
Songkick artist ID
276098
Tidal artist ID
3701934
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbCRTXrfDVRKrKM6d4g8C
Yale LUX ID
person/e09340b7-aa1e-4ca5-a67e-5163bb5b5039

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🔗 Connections
Field of work 5
music, jazz, composed musical work, arrangement, conducting
Occupation 5
composer, musician, conductor, saxophonist, jazz musician
Genre 2
jazz, big band
Mb:arranger 2
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In, Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
Mb:performer of 2
Jazz Erotica, Theme Music from "The James Dean Story"
Award received 1
NEA Jazz Masters
Compositions 1
Swamp Women
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
Bill
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
saxophone
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Military branch 1
United States Navy
Native language 1
English
Place of death 1
Los Angeles
Record label 1
Capitol Records
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Jeri Southern
Spouses 1
Jeri Southern
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Summary

Bill Holman was born on May 21, 1927[1], in Olive[2]. He died on May 6, 2024[3], in Los Angeles[4]. He worked as a conductor[5], composer[6], jazz musician[7], saxophonist[8], and musician[9].

FAQs

Where was Bill Holman born?

Bill Holman's place of birth was Olive[2].

Where did Bill Holman die?

Bill Holman passed away in Los Angeles[4].

Who was Bill Holman married to?

Bill Holman's spouses include Jeri Southern[10].

What did Bill Holman do for work?

Bill Holman worked as a conductor[5], composer[6], jazz musician[7], saxophonist[8], and musician[9].

Where did Bill Holman go to school?

Bill Holman was educated at Orange High School[22].

What awards did Bill Holman receive?

Honors received include NEA Jazz Masters[23].

Related Entities

Capitol Records composed musical work conducting Los Angeles music United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . marlbank.net. Retrieved . marlbank.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deezer artist ID → 304419
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  2. 5d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 3701934
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  3. 24w ago · E-Kartoffel · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Willis (given name), Leonard
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Given name: Leonard"
  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → conductor, composer, jazz musician +4
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  5. 27w ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Record label → —
    Occupation → conductor, composer, jazz musician +4
    Place of death → Los Angeles
    Instance of → human
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|2 */ Date of death: 6 May 2024, Rescuing 1 sources and submitting 0 for archiving. #IABot (v2.0.9.5)"
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