About Billy Banks
Billy Banks (b. c. 1908; d. October 19, 1967, Tokyo, Japan) was an American jazz singer. Banks is most prominently remembered for being a successful female impersonator on record. Banks recorded in 1932 with an all-star, multi-racial jazz lineup made up of Red Allen on trumpet, Pee Wee Russell on clarinet, Tommy Dorsey on trombone, Jess Stacy on piano, Zutty Singleton on drums, and Fats Waller, also on piano; most of the black musicians were from Luis Russell's retinue
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It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
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Bugle Call Rag
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It Don't Mean a Thing
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Spider Crawl
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Oh! You Sweet Thing
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Bathe
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The Scat Song
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Suspect Hospital
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It Don't Mean A Thing (If It A
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Suspect Limit
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Sweater License
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Sweltering Error
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Switch Dark
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Symptomatic Physical
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Yellow Dog Blues
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Who's Sorry Now
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Margie
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Table Connect
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Bald Headed Mama
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Sentimental Gentleman From Georgia
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Take It Slow and Easy
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Who's Sorry Now?
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a shine on your shoes
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It Dont't Mean A Thing
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I Would Do Anything For You
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Tacit Milk
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it's gonna be you
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Mighty Sweet
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Minnie The Moocher's Wedding Day
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Oh Peter You're So Nice
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Mean Old Bed Bug Blues
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Talented Card
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It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that Swing
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It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) - New York, August 12, 1932
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someone stole gabriel's horn
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Memories of You (Live)
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Minnie the Moocher's Wedding
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Yes Suh!
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Introduction to "Memories of You" (Live)
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Yes, Suh
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I Don't Mean A Thing
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