Tipton, Billy T Bands and Artists Swing Jazz Styles

Tipton, Billy T Bands and Artists Swing Jazz Styles

Tipton, Billy

Swing style pianist and saxophonist (1914-1989); leader of the Billy Tipton Trio (later Quartet). Probably best known for the discovery after his death that he was born Dorothy and had been a woman living as a man for all of his adult life. While the cross-dressing probably began as a way to get work as a jazz musician, he later married several times and had three adopted sons, none of whom knew he was really a woman.

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See Also:

- Profile with photos.
- Biography by Diane Middlebrook. Site includes an excerpt from the book, timeline with photos, and audio files of his music and voice.
- Biographer Diane Wood Middlebrook talks about the cross dressing jazz musician in an interview.

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