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- Birth nameWilliam Robert Dixon
- Bill Dixon was born on October 5, 1925 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA. He was a composer, known for Wealth of a Nation (1966) and Imagine the Sound (1981). He died on June 16, 2010 in North Bennington, Vermont, USA.
- RelativesHavoc(Grandchild)
- In 1968, he began teaching at Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont in both dance and music departments. In 1973, he established the Black Music Division, a performance-and-theory curriculum of his own devising.
- He is survived by his daughter, Claudia Dixon of Phoenix, Arizona; William R. Dixon II of New York City; two grandchildren; and his long-time partner, Sharon Vogel.
- In the 1950s, he was a raising a family and working during the day as a secretary at the United Nations in New York City.
- In 1951, he formed a quartet with Cecil Taylor, bassist Wilbur Ware, and saxophonist Archie Shepp.
- After the war, he returned to New York City and studied music at the Hartnett Conservatory.
- [In a 2001 interview] When I play, whether you like it or not, I mean it.
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