Billy Daniels

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Billy Daniels (September 12, 1915 - October 7, 1988) was an American big band singer and actor, performing in musicals, films, and television. His trademark song was "That Old Black Magic", recorded in 1948.

Born in Jacksonville, Florida, Daniels moved to Harlem in 1932. He originally moved to New York to attend Columbia University to become a lawyer, but was side-tracked, during the Depression, with singing without a microphone to diners in the club where he was a busboy.

Daniels' first gained fame during an extended engagement at New York's Park Avenue restaurant, and it led to an appearance in the 1950s musical When You're Smiling.

Daniels appeared in three Broadway musicals and continued to appear in clubs until his passing on October 7, 1988 at age 73 from unknown causes.

[edit] Trivia

• Danels recorded a disco version of "That Old Black Magic" in 1975.^[1]
• Daniels' daughter, Yvonne, was a disc jockey in Chicago, notable for her stint at WLS between 1973 and 1982.^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ Billy Daniels (HTML). All Media Guide. Answers.com. Retrieved on 2006-12-10.
2. ^ Rock Radio Scrapbook AIRCHECK OF THE WEEK For week of December 3 (HTML). Retrieved on 2006-12-10.

[edit] External links

• Billy Daniels (I) at the Internet Movie Database