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Lester Young
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Brother of jazz drummer
Lee Young
.
Played in the
Count Basie
Orchestra.
Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame. (1980)
He gave
Billie Holiday
her nickname of "Lady Day". In return, she dubbed him "Prez" (short for the "President").
Charles Mingus
' song "Goodbye, Porkpie Hat" is dedicated to him.
Has two children: Lester, Jr (b. 1947), and Yvette (b. 1957).
Parents are: Lizetta Johnson Young, and Willis Handy Young, Brother of Irma Cornelia.
Uncle of Rosalind Brown, Lee Young, Jr and Martha Young.
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