Disley, Diz

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Name (Latin)
Disley, Diz
Other forms of name
Disley, William Charles
Date of birth
1931-05-27
Date of death
2010-03-21
Field of activity
Guitar--Performance
Jazz
Occupation
Guitarists
Jazz musicians
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 32182999
Wikidata: Q1231808
Library of congress: n 83175258
HAI10: 000088243
Sources of Information
  • Brewer, T. On the road again [SR] c1983 (a.e.)
  • Grovemusic WWW site, Aug. 21, 2003:
  • Independent online ed., Apr. 19, 2010
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Wikipedia description:

William Charles "Diz" Disley (27 May 1931 – 22 March 2010) was an Anglo-Canadian jazz guitarist and banjoist. He is best known for his acoustic jazz guitar playing, strongly influenced by Django Reinhardt, for his contributions to the UK trad jazz, skiffle and folk scenes as a performer and humorist, and for his collaborations with the violinist Stéphane Grappelli.

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