Bill's musical legacy started, indirectly, in the city of New Orleans. Bill's grandmother

was born near the "Crescent City" in the town of Franklin. His father, John, was a jazz

pianist and banjoist on many of the steamboats of the great "Strekfus Line," playing in

and around New Orleans as well as on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.

Bill performed in college and the U.S. Navy Band and was a staff musician at Walt

Disney World attraction in Orlando, Florida. His solo jazz performances have taken him

to the major jazz festivals in the United States and abroad. He has appeared with Wild

Bill Davison, Billy Butterfield, Clark Terry, Peanuts Hucko, Al Hirt, Mel Torme', Al Cohen,

Zoot Sims, Snooky Young, Bob Cooper, Milt Hinton, Bob Haggart, and countless other

jazz personalities from all over the world. His big band experience includes The World's Greatest Jazz Band, Billy Maxted, Bob Crosby, Tex Beneke, Buddy Morrow, Dick Hyman,

and Bob Wilbur.

For more than 12 years, Bill was a member of the Wild Bill Davison Jazz Band, recording

and traveling to Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, England, South America, and

performing at many other festivals and concerts worldwide. In 2006, he was a part of a

month-long European tour honoring Wild Bill's 100th birth anniversary. Bill also appears

regularly with his trombonist son, John. Bill shares his time between performing and his Orlando entertainment production company.

Bill's very popular Classic Jazz Band is still going strong and touring after 18 years. They

are now in the process of pre-production of their 13th CD. Their 12th CD, "Things Ain't

What They Used to Be," is getting rave reviews.