Bill Pursell, the Glossary
William Whitney Pursell (June 9, 1926 – September 3, 2020) was an American composer and onetime session pianist.[1]
Table of Contents
48 relations: Adult Contemporary (chart), AllMusic, Alston Records, Baltimore, Belmont University, Bill Justis, Billboard 200, Billboard Hot 100, California, Classical music, Columbia Records, Composer, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic in Tennessee, Dan Fogelberg, Doctor of Musical Arts, Dot Records, Eastman School of Music, Epic Records, Eric Andersen, Facebook, Grady Martin, Henry Stone, Howard Hanson, J. J. Cale, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Johnny Paycheck, Muze, Nashville Symphony, Nashville, Tennessee, Oakland, California, Our Winter Love, Patsy Cline, Peabody Institute, Pianist, Pneumonia, Rhythm and blues, Rochester, New York, Scotty Moore, Session musician, Tennessee State University, Tulare, California, United States Air Force, Vanderbilt University, Willie Nelson, Willis Hoover, World War II.
- American country pianists
- Belmont University faculty
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Tennessee
Adult Contemporary (chart)
The Adult Contemporary chart is published weekly by Billboard magazine and lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary radio stations in the United States.
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AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database.
Alston Records
Alston Records was an American record label founded by Henry Stone and Steve Alaimo in 1964 that went bankrupt in 1981.
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Baltimore
Baltimore is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland.
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Belmont University
Belmont University is a private Christian university in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Bill Justis
William Everett Justis Jr. (October 14, 1926 – July 16, 1982) was an American pioneer rock and roll musician, composer, and musical arranger, best known for his 1957 Grammy Hall of Fame song, "Raunchy".
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Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States.
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Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine.
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California
California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.
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Classical music
Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions.
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Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the American division of multinational conglomerate Sony.
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Composer
A composer is a person who writes music.
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
COVID-19 pandemic in Tennessee
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the U.S. state of Tennessee on March 5, 2020.
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Dan Fogelberg
Daniel Grayling Fogelberg (August 13, 1951 – December 16, 2007) was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Bill Pursell and Dan Fogelberg are American country pianists and American male pianists.
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Doctor of Musical Arts
The doctor of musical arts (DMA) is a doctoral academic degree in music.
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Dot Records
Dot Records was an American record label founded by Randy Wood and Gene Nobles that was active between 1950 and 1978.
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Eastman School of Music
The Eastman School of Music is the music school of the University of Rochester, a private research university in Rochester, New York, United States.
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Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the American division of Japanese conglomerate Sony.
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Eric Andersen
Eric Andersen (born February 14, 1943) is an American folk music singer-songwriter, who has written songs recorded by Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Linda Ronstadt, the Grateful Dead,Rick Nelson and many others.
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Facebook is a social media and social networking service owned by American technology conglomerate Meta.
Grady Martin
Thomas Grady Martin (January 17, 1929 – December 3, 2001) was an American session guitarist in country music and rockabilly. Bill Pursell and Grady Martin are American session musicians.
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Henry Stone
Henry Stone (June 3, 1921 – August 7, 2014), born Henry David Epstein, was an American record company executive and producer whose career spanned the era from R&B in the early 1950s through the disco boom of the 1970s to the 2010s.
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Howard Hanson
Howard Harold Hanson (October 28, 1896 – February 26, 1981)The New York Times – Obituaries.
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J. J. Cale
John Weldon "J. Bill Pursell and J. J. Cale are American session musicians.
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Joan Baez
Joan Chandos Baez (born January 9, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist.
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Johnny Cash
John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter.
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Johnny Paycheck
Johnny Paycheck (born Donald Eugene Lytle; May 31, 1938 – February 19, 2003) was an American country music singer and Grand Ole Opry member notable for recording the David Allan Coe song "Take This Job and Shove It".
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Muze
Founded in 1991, Muze, Inc. was a business-to-business provider of media information, metadata, and digital preview samples that enable search, discovery, and purchase of digital entertainment content.
Nashville Symphony
The Nashville Symphony is an American symphony orchestra, based in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County.
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Oakland, California
Oakland is a city in the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California.
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Our Winter Love
"Our Winter Love" is an instrumental composition by Johnny Cowell, which was a hit single for Bill Pursell.
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Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline (born Virginia Patterson Hensley; September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963) was an American singer from the state of Virginia.
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Peabody Institute
The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University is a private music and dance conservatory and preparatory school in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano.
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as alveoli.
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Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated within African-American communities in the 1940s.
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Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in the U.S. state of New York and the county seat of Monroe County.
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Scotty Moore
Winfield Scott Moore III (December 27, 1931 – June 28, 2016) was an American guitarist who formed The Blue Moon Boys in 1954, Elvis Presley's backing band.
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Session musician
A session musician (also known as studio musician or backing musician) is a musician hired to perform in a recording session or a live performance.
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Tennessee State University
Tennessee State University (Tennessee State, Tenn State, or TSU) is a public historically black land-grant university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
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Tulare, California
Tulare is a city in Tulare County, California, United States.
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United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States.
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Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country singer, guitarist and songwriter.
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Willis Hoover
Willis David Hoover was born in Jackson County, Missouri and raised in Lamoni, Iowa and Shenandoah, Iowa.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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See also
American country pianists
- Abra Moore
- Al Hopkins
- Andy Childs
- Augie Meyers
- Becky Hobbs
- Bill Pursell
- Bobby Ogdin
- Bobby Sowell
- Charlie Rich
- Con Hunley
- Dan Fogelberg
- Daniele Alexander
- Dave Haywood
- Ellis Hall (musician)
- Floyd Cramer
- Floyd Domino
- Glen Hardin
- Gram Parsons
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins
- Jessi Colter
- Jim Brickman
- Jo Dee Messina
- John Barlow Jarvis
- John Ford Coley
- Lari White
- Little David Wilkins
- Mac McAnally
- Mark McGuinn
- Matt Rollings
- Mickey Gilley
- Paul Davis (singer)
- Phil Vassar
- Ray Charles
- Ray Stevens
- Richard Fagan
- Richie McDonald
- Rick Trevino
- Ronnie Milsap
- Sandy Mason
- Steve Dorff
- Tammy Graham
- Taylor Swift
- Tony Brown (record producer)
- Waylon Jennings
Belmont University faculty
- Bill Pursell
- C. Pat Taylor
- Charlotte Lachs
- Colin Cannonier
- Eli J. Richardson
- Francis Perry Elliott
- Ginny Owens
- Hubie Smith
- Jon R. Thomas
- Tandy Clinton Rice Jr.
- Tracy Silverman
- William E. Troutt
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Tennessee
- Bill Pursell
- Carl Mann
- David Shepard (politician)
- Henry Slaughter
- Hugh X. Lewis
- Jim Pace (racing driver)
- Joe Diffie
- John Condrone
- John Prine
- K. T. Oslin
- Kenny Malone
- Meat Loaf
- Phil Leadbetter
- Phil Valentine
- Richard McGeagh
- Ron Johnson (baseball)
- Ross Browner
- Smokey Gaines
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Pursell
Also known as Pursell, Bill, William Pursell.