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Emerson, Billy, 1925-2023

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Personal name headingEmerson, Billy, 1925-2023
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Variant(s)Emerson, Kid, 1925-2023
Emerson, William Robert, 1925-2023
Associated countryUnited States
LocatedTarpon Springs (Fla.)
Birth date1925-12-21
Death date2023-04-25
Place of birthTarpon Springs (Fla.)
Profession or occupationSingers Pianists Composers Clergy Rhythm and blues musicians Rock musicians
Found inSun Records [SR] p1996: container (Billy 'The Kid' Emerson) insert p. 21, p. 54 (Billy "The Kid" Emerson, vocals, piano; b. Dec. 21, 1929 in Tarpon Springs, Fla.)
Sam Phillips, 2015: insert (Billy "the Kid" Emerson; pianist, songwriter; the Rev. William Emerson, today a 90-year-old minister in his hometown of Tarpon Springs)
Wikipedia, February 1, 2016 (Billy "The Kid" Emerson; born William Robert Emerson, December 21, 1925, Tarpon Springs, Florida; known during his recording career as Billy "The Kid" Emerson and more recently as Rev. William R. Emerson; African American preacher and former R&B and rock and roll singer and songwriter)
Oxford music online, February 1, 2016: Enc. of popular music, 4th ed. (Emerson, Billy "The Kid"; William Robert Emerson; born December 21, 1929, Tarpon Springs, Florida)
U.S. copyright file, February 1, 2016 (Emerson, William R., 1925- ; Emerson, Billy)
Tampa Bay times WWW site, February 1, 2016: The second coming of Billy the Kid, article published August 1, 2014 (Billy Emerson was born at midnight on Dec. 20, 1925, in the black section of the same Tarpon Springs neighborhood where he lives now; Rev. William Emerson)
Wikipedia, May 4, 2023 (Billy "The Kid" Emerson; died April 25, 2023)
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