About Donald "Tee" Carson
Lived 1929 – 1984 (aged 54–55). Donald "Tee" Carson was a pianist.
Donald Tecumseh "Tee" Carson (1929–2000) was an American jazz pianist who played in Count Basie's big band after Basie died in 1984.
Early life Carson was born in Washington, D.C., in 1929, where he attended Armstrong High School.
Career By the 1950s, Carson had accompanied Ethel Waters and Ella Fitzgerald on piano.
Death Carson died in 2000 of lung cancer, at the age of 70, at his home in Cedar Park, Texas.
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Who was Donald "Tee" Carson?
American jazz musician
When was Donald "Tee" Carson born?
Donald "Tee" Carson was born in 1929.
When did Donald "Tee" Carson die?
Donald "Tee" Carson died in 1984.
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Donald "Tee" Carson was a pianist.
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