Billy Daniels (William Boone Daniels, 1915-1988) was an American singer and actor who appeared at early television in the 1950s and ventured into mainstream entertainment as one of the first African-American performers to do so. He became a headliner in New York nightclubs in the 1950s and later starred on Golden Boy (1964) with Sammy Davis Jr., and toured with Pearl Bailey in Hello, Dolly! (1975). Daniels received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1977. A landmark career spanning clubs to Broadway left a lasting legacy in American entertainment.
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laurawindley.comBilly Daniels, who took a song called "That Old Black Magic" and made it his own through a tempestuous singing career, died of stomach cancer Friday morning at the Kenneth Norris Cancer Hospital in Los Angeles.
www.latimes.comWilliam Boone Daniels (September 12, 1915 – October 7, 1988), better known as Billy Daniels, was an American singer active in the United States and Europe from the mid-1930s to 1988, notable for his hit recording of "That Old Black Magic" and his pioneering performances on early 1950s television. He was one of the first African-American entertainers to cross over into the mainstream. Daniels was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1977. … He toured the UK's Moss Theatre...
www.danielsfamilysciencefoundation.comWilliam “Billy” Daniels1915–1988Singer, actor Source for information on Daniels, William “Billy”: Notable Black American Men, Book II dictionary.
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