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William A. Valentine (born December 16, 1925), also known as Billy Valentine and Billy Vee, is an American blues, R&B and jazz pianist and singer. Valentine was born in Birmingham, Alabama on December 16, 1925. In 1948, Valentine replaced Charles Brown in Johnny Moore's Three Blazers, then featuring jazz guitarist Oscar Moore. In 1950 that line-up did a couple of recording sessions for RCA Victor before embarking on a 50-date tour. The "R & B Blue Notes" section of the May 27, 1950 issue of The Billboard, in announcing the tour, stated that Valentine had also recorded for Mercury Records (Mercury 8173). The note added that the Blazers would be joined by Hal "Cornbread" Singer for part of the tour. The same line-up accompanied Mari Jones, Maxwell Davies (probably) and the former Nat King Cole Trio bassist Johnny Miller for a recording session in Los Angeles in 1952.In 1956, as Billy Vee, he recorded for King Records.In 1958, Valentine appeared as pianist on a February 1958 New York recording session with Bubber Johnson, Eric Dixon, Charles Jackson, Skeeter Best, Ruth Berman, Wendell Marshall and Panama Francis, accompanied by a choir.
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Song | Album | Duration |
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(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding | Brit Eyed Soul 2017 | 4:20 |
Beast of Burden | Brit Eyed Soul 2017 | 4:52 |
Bohemian Rhapsody | Sons of Anarchy: Songs of Anarchy, Vol. 4 [Original TV Soundtrack] 2015 | 6:44 |
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me | Brit Eyed Soul 2017 | 5:42 |
Embraceable You | Travelin' Light 2006 | 4:21 |
First Cut Is the Deepest | Brit Eyed Soul 2017 | 4:45 |
Here, There and Everywhere | Brit Eyed Soul 2017 | 4:57 |
How Deep Is the Ocean | Travelin' Light 2006 | 4:18 |
How Long | Brit Eyed Soul 2017 | 4:29 |
I Cover the Waterfront | Travelin' Light 2006 | 4:49 |
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues | Unknown Album | 4:57 |
My Foolish Heart | Travelin' Light 2006 | 4:33 |
Never My Love | Unknown Album | 4:26 |
She's Funny That Way | Travelin' Light 2006 | 5:09 |
Watching the Wheels | Brit Eyed Soul 2017 | 5:02 |
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