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Published on: 6/29/1996
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During the 1950s, Billy began the Billy Tipton Trio with childhood friend Lou Raines and musician Bill Pierson.
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During the 1950s, Billy began the Billy Tipton Trio with childhood friend Lou Raines and musician Bill Pierson.
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Ironically, the cover of the bands second album portrays Billy playing piano, with a woman atop the piano in a low cut dress, flirtatiously smiling at a wide grinning Billy.
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Combined with her musical talent, the skits were often filled with "slapstick routines and costumed camp: In one act, Billy donned a bonnet and the trio launched into Ella Fitzgerald's 'A-Tisket, A-Tasket.' The Trio's style is said to have been swing style, played in the manner of Billy's idol, Teddy Wilson.