Posts tagged: Back In the Day

Billy Strayhorn is a young-looking man in shirtsleeves and necktie. He sits near a piano and seems to be looking through sheet music.

Billy Strayhorn Would Be Only 110 Today

November 29, 2025 | By Fritz Holznagel

Happy birthday to super-composer Billy Strayhorn, who was born on this day in 1915. Billy Strayhorn is best known as the composing partner of Duke Ellington; together they created classic …..