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Finegan, Bill, 1917-2008

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Personal name headingFinegan, Bill, 1917-2008
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Variant(s)Finegan, William J. (William James), 1917-2008
Finegan, Billy, 1917-2008
Birth date19170403
Death date20080604
Place of deathBridgeport, Conn.
Profession or occupationArranger Conductor
Found inBasie, C. Count Basie at the Portland Auditorium [SR] 1953-1954: insert (Sauter-Finegan)
New Grove jazz (Finegan, Bill; Finegan, William J.; b. 4/3/17, arranger, conductor)
Dorsey, T. The complete Standard transcriptions [SR] 1999?: container (Billy Finegan, arrangements)
New York times WWW site, June 9, 2008 (in obituary published June 8: Bill Finegan; b. William James Finegan, Apr. 3, 1917; d. Wednesday [June 4, 2008], Bridgeport, Conn., aged 91; arranged hits for Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey and then formed a big band with Eddie Sauter, another legendary arranger, that was famed for skill, daring, and very, very odd instruments)
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