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Mar 12, 1928 Detroit, Michigan, United States Died on 29 May 1976 (aged 48)
American musician
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About Willie Maiden
- William Ralph Maiden (March 12, 1928 – May 29, 1976) was an American jazz saxophonist and arranger. Maiden began on piano at age five and started playing saxophone at 11.
- He spent most of his career playing in big bands, and while he recorded copiously as a sideman, he never led his own session.
- He worked with Perez Prado in 1950 and arranged for Maynard Ferguson from 1952 into the 1960s.
- He played with Charlie Barnet in 1966, and played baritone sax in addition to arranging for Stan Kenton between 1969 and 1973.
- After this he taught at the University of Maine at Augusta until his death in 1976.
