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- Bill_Tapia abstract "William \"Bill\" Tapia (January 1, 1908 – December 2, 2011), known as \"Uncle Bill\" and \"Tappy\", was an American musician, born to Portuguese parents. At age 8, Tapia was already a professional musician, playing “Stars and Stripes Forever” for World War I troops in Hawaii. In his long career beginning in vaudeville and quickly expanding as a jazz guitarist and ukulele player he performed with names such as Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley and Hawaiian musicians such as King Bennie Nawahi, Sol Ho‘opi’i, and Andy Iona. Despite his long life, Tapia did not record any music until 2004 when he put out his first CD at the age of 96. On March 23, 2004, he provided a detailed interview for the NAMM oral history collection about his impressive career and life in music. He recalled designing several instruments for many of his luthier friends as well as improvement and adjustments to the uke he had over the years.He continued to perform and record at an advanced age, all the while remaining in vigorous health and driving a car until his 100th birthday when he began suffering eyesight problems. Tapia was a featured performer in Mighty Uke: The Amazing Comeback of a Musical Underdog, a 2010 documentary on the ukulele.Tapia died in his sleep on December 2, 2011 a month short of turning 104.".
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- Bill_Tapia activeYearsStartYear "1918".
- Bill_Tapia alias "Tapia, William".
- Bill_Tapia associatedBand Bing_Crosby.
- Bill_Tapia associatedBand Elvis_Presley.
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- Bill_Tapia background "solo_singer".
- Bill_Tapia birthDate "1908-01-01".
- Bill_Tapia birthPlace Honolulu.
- Bill_Tapia birthYear "1908".
- Bill_Tapia deathDate "2011-12-02".
- Bill_Tapia deathPlace Los_Angeles.
- Bill_Tapia deathYear "2011".
- Bill_Tapia genre Jazz.
- Bill_Tapia genre Music_of_Hawaii.
- Bill_Tapia instrument Ukulele.
- Bill_Tapia occupation Musician.
- Bill_Tapia occupation Singing.
- Bill_Tapia thumbnail Uncle_Bill_Tapia_in_2007.png?width=300.
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- Bill_Tapia wikiPageWikiLinkText "Bill Tapia".
- Bill_Tapia alternativeNames "Tapia, William".
- Bill_Tapia associatedActs Bing_Crosby.
- Bill_Tapia associatedActs Elvis_Presley.
- Bill_Tapia associatedActs Louis_Armstrong.
- Bill_Tapia background "solo_singer".
- Bill_Tapia birthDate "1908-01-01".
- Bill_Tapia birthName "William Tapia".
- Bill_Tapia birthPlace "Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.".
- Bill_Tapia caption "Uncle Bill "Tappy" Tapia in 2007".
- Bill_Tapia dateOfBirth "1908-01-01".
- Bill_Tapia dateOfDeath "2011-12-02".
- Bill_Tapia deathDate "2011-12-02".
- Bill_Tapia deathPlace "Los Angeles, California, U.S.".
- Bill_Tapia genre Jazz.
- Bill_Tapia genre Music_of_Hawaii.
- Bill_Tapia name "Bill "Tappy" Tapia".
- Bill_Tapia name "Tapia, Bill".
- Bill_Tapia notableInstruments "Ukulele, guitar, lap steel".
- Bill_Tapia occupation Musician.
- Bill_Tapia occupation Singing.
- Bill_Tapia placeOfBirth "Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.".
- Bill_Tapia placeOfDeath "Los Angeles, California, U.S.".
- Bill_Tapia shortDescription "Musician".
- Bill_Tapia website www.billtapia.com.
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- Bill_Tapia yearsActive "1918".
- Bill_Tapia description "Musician".
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- Bill_Tapia subject Category:2011_deaths.
- Bill_Tapia subject Category:American_centenarians.
- Bill_Tapia subject Category:American_people_of_Portuguese_descent.
- Bill_Tapia subject Category:American_ukulele_players.
- Bill_Tapia subject Category:Disease-related_deaths_in_California.