Willard McDaniel

Willard McDaniel Willard McDaniel American jazz musician Willard McDaniel (November 15, 1915 – December 13, 1961)[1] was an American jazz and blues singer and pianist. He was born in Stamps, Arkansas.[1] He started playing the piano at an early age. He lived in California from the mid-1930s, where he began playing in Hollywood with Roy Milton's group, later working as a session musician at Specialty Records. He performed in a distinctive stride piano style that has been compared to Fats Waller. McDaniel released most of his work during the 1950s. In 1958, Crown Records issued his album 88 a la Carte, with McDaniel leading a jazz trio performing standards in an easy listening style.[2] He died in 1961 in Los…

GENRES: Jazz, Piano