Williams, Roger, 1924-2011
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- Weertz, Louis J. (Louis Jacob), 1924-2011
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1924-10-01
Death Date
- 2011-10-08
Birth Place
- Omaha, Neb.
Occupation
Pianist
Composer
Arranger
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Sources
- found: His Roger Williams [SR] p1992:label (Roger Williams) program notes (given name, Louis Weertz)
- found: OCLC rept. #27320893(hdg.: Williams, Roger, 1926-)
- found: LC record #65-1646(hdg.: Weertz, Louis J.)
- found: ASCAP biographical dictionary, 1966(Williams, Roger; b. Oct. 1, 1956 [i.e. 1926], Omaha, Neb.; composer, pianist)
- found: ASCAP biographical dictionary, 1980(Weertz, Louis Jacob (Roger Williams); b. Omaha, Neb.; composer, arranger, pianist)
- found: Wikipedia, June 14, 2011(Roger Williams; b. Oct. 1, 1924)
- found: New York times WWW site, Oct. 11, 2011(in obituary published Oct. 8: Roger Williams; b. Louis Jacob Weertz, Oct. 1, 1924, Omaha; changed his name in 1954 at the insistence of David Kapp, founder of Kapp Records; d. Saturday [Oct. 8, 2011], Los Angeles, aged 87; pianist whose lush versions of familiar tunes like Autumn leaves and Born free became hit recordings in the 1950s and '60s)
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Change Notes
- 1993-03-09: new
- 2013-03-08: revised
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