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William Basie was born to Harvey Lee and Lillian Basie in Red Bank, New Jersey.
His father worked as a coachman and caretaker for a wealthy judge.
After automobiles replaced horses, his father became a groundskeeper and handyman for several wealthy families in the area.
His mother, a piano player who gave Basie his first piano lessons, took in laundry and baked cakes for sale.
She paid 25 cents a lesson for piano instruction for him.
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