1. Discography

2. References

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 Angeles at the age of 46.^[1]

His work is also featured on other records, including Singin' the Blues and was a member of the band Gene Phillips & His Rhythm Aces.^[3]

He contributed to films such as Young Man with a Horn, Panic in the Streets and The World in His Arms.^[4] Compilations include 100 Christmas Blues - Songs To Get You Through The Cold released in 2014, Blues 'N Boogie in 2012, and Specialty Legends of Boogie Woogie released in 1992.

Discography

• 88 A La Carte (Crown, 1958)
• "The Curse of an Aching Heart/My Sin" (Crown, 1954) (single)
• "Ciri-Biri-Bin Boogie" (Specialty Records) (single)

References

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• The Brethren (non-fiction)
• The Brewerie
• The Brewery Field
• The Brexit Party
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• The Brian Jonestown Massacre (album)
• The Brian Kendrick
• The Briars (Natchez, Mississippi)
• The Briars, Wahroonga
• The Briars (Wahroonga)
• The Brice Man
• The Brick Dance
• The Bricker Building
• The Brick Field
• The Brick Field at Commonwealth Stadium
• The Brick House, Great Warley
• The Bricklayer (1975 film)
• The Bridal Path
• The Bride (2015 film)
• The Bride (2017 film)
• The Bride (album)
• The Bride and the Beast (film)
• The Bride from Istanbul