yes daughter Diane who lived in Freeport Bahamas
He was given the title by a radio announcer in the late nineteen thirties who felt that he should be on an equal level with Duke Ellington and Earl Hines
Jimmy Rushing as vocalist and sometimes Joe Williams sang with his band.
he played ragtime music for more info got to http://www.swingmusic.net/Count_Basie.html ~ and always remember............. E = MC2