About Willie "The Lion" McIntyre
Lived 1919 – 1987 (aged 68). Willie "The Lion" McIntyre was an Australian musician.
William Landale "The Lion" McIntyre (24 May 191911 September 1987) was an Australian jazz pianist.
Career Born in Benalla, Victoria, William Landale McIntyre moved to Melbourne in 1937 and formed a dance trio with saxophonist Laurie Cowan, drummer Wes Brown, and himself on piano.
After serving in World War II, McIntyre returned to Australia and helped organise the first Australian Jazz Convention in 1946, and co-founded the Portsea Trio with Bill Miller on washboard and George Tack on clarinet in 1947.
McIntyre is thought to have given himself the nickname "The Lion", after American jazz pianist Willie "The Lion" Smith. and into the 1950s.
Outside of music, McIntyre worked for Victorian Public Service during his teens, and later for a company manufacturing waterproofing products.
On 11 September 1987, William Landale McIntyre died aged 68.
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Australian jazz pianist
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Willie "The Lion" McIntyre was born on 24 May 1919.
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Willie "The Lion" McIntyre died on 1 September 1987.
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Willie "The Lion" McIntyre was a musician.
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