William "Billy" Strayhorn (1915-1967)

Allegheny County · dedicated 1995 · 1101 N. Murtland St., at Westinghouse High School, Homewood (Pittsburgh)

Jazz composer and arranger. Collaborator with Duke Ellington. Billy Strayhorn's "Take the A Train" became the Ellington orchestra's theme song. A graduate of Westinghouse High School, Strayhorn had his musical talents nurtured here.

USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection

Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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