Bill Finegan

William James Finegan (April 3, 1917 – June 4, 2008) and he studied piano with Elizabeth Connelly, piano and musicianship with flautist/alto saxophonist Rudolph John Winthrop (1883–1959), himself a student of Engelbert Humperdinck. He spent time studying at the Paris Conservatory,

In 1947-48 Finegan studied with Stefan Wolpe in New York City, and lived in Europe from 1948-1950 where he studied with Darius Milhaud and Valérie Soudères, a pianist and composer who premiered Bartók's 3rd Piano Concerto in Paris. After returning to the United States, in 1952, Finegan and Eddie Sauter (whom Finegan had met in 1939) formed an ensemble, the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, which remained active until 1957.

Personal life Finegan's first wife was Kay Finegan. They divorced in the early 1960s. Finegan later married to Rosemary O Reilly Finegan. They had a son James Finegan and a daughter Helen (Finegan) Dzujna.

Death Bill Finegan died on Wednesday, June 4, 2008, in Bridgeport, Connecticut at the age 91. The cause of death was pneumonia.

Sauter-Finegan Orchestra discography Moonlight On The Ganges/April In Paris (7") RCA Victor 1952 Rain/Stop! Sit Down! Relax! Think! (7") RCA Victor 1952 Doodletown Fifers/Azure-Té (Paris Blues) (7") RCA Victor 1952 Now That I'm In Love/Yankee Doodletown (7", Promo) RCA Victor 1953 Where's Ace/Hit The Road To Dreamland (7") RCA Victor 1954 Of Thee I Sing/Pale Moon (7") RCA Victor 1954 Concert Jazz (12") RCA Victor 1955 Directions In Music (CD Compilation) BMG Music 1989 Doodletown Fifers/Moonlight On The Ganges (7")