Garland Wilson

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Garland Wilson

| image = Garland Wilson, between 1938 and 1948 (William P. Gottlieb 09351).jpg

| caption = Garland Wilson in the 1940s
Photograph by William P. Gottlieb

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| birth_name = Garland Lorenzo Wilson

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1909|6|13}}

| birth_place = Martinsburg, West Virginia, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1954|5|31|1909|6|13}}

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| genre = Jazz
Blues
Boogie-woogie

| occupation = Musician

| instrument = Piano

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| associated_acts = Herman Chittison
Nina Mae McKinney

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Garland Lorenzo Wilson (June 13, 1909 – May 31, 1954){{cite book|title=The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music|editor=Colin Larkin|publisher=Guinness Publishing|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|pages=2707/8}} was an American jazz pianist who accompanied Nina Mae McKinney. Wilson was a boogie-woogie and stride pianist.{{cite book| last = Panassie| first = Hugues| author-link = Hugues Panassie| title = The Real Jazz | publisher = Kessinger Publishing| year = 2005| page = 134| isbn = 1-4191-5028-6}}

Life and career

Garland Wilson was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States.

Wilson attended Howard University in Washington, D.C., and, in the 1930s, worked in New York City at nightclubs in the area. In 1932, the pianist joined Nina Mae McKinney on a European tour. Wilson worked extensively in England as a member of local groups, and recorded with trumpeter Nat Gonella. In the liner notes of the CD box l'intégrale Django reinhardt - vol 2 he is quoted as being accompanist of French singer Jean Sablon, together with guitarist Django Reinhardt on two sides recorded on November 1, 1935, in Paris. In 1939, he returned to the United States, where he remained until 1951, when he moved to Paris, France. The artist remained there until he died in 1954.{{cite book| last = Clarke| first = Donald| title = Billie Holiday: Wishing on the Moon | publisher = Da Capo Press| year = 2002| page = 68| isbn = 0-306-81136-7}}