# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/teddy-wilson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T13:56:44.813Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/teddy-wilson"
name: "Teddy Wilson"
slug: "teddy-wilson"
description: "Theodore Shaw Wilson was an American jazz pianist. Described by critic Scott Yanow as \"the definitive swing pianist\", Wilson's piano style was gentle, elegant, and virtuosic. His style was highly influenced by Earl Hines and Art Tatum. His work was featured on the records of many of the biggest names in jazz, including Louis Armstrong, Lena Horne, Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday, and Ella Fitzgerald. With Goodman, he was one of the first black musicians to perform prominently alongside white musicians. In addition to his extensive work as a sideman, Wilson also led his own groups and recording sessions from the late 1920s to the 1980s."
tagline: "American jazz pianist (1912–1986)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Teddy_Wilson_(William_P_Gottlieb).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1912-11-24"
deathDate: "1986-07-31"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump