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  2. Apr 24, 2024 · Williams was raised in New York, the son of a percussionist in the CBS radio orchestra. He was exposed to music from a young age and began studying piano as a child, later learning trumpet, trombone, and clarinet. He started writing music early, trying to orchestrate his own pieces as a teen.

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  3. John Towner Williams was born in Flushing, Queens, New York City, to Esther (née Towner) and Johnny Williams, [16] a jazz drummer and percussionist who played with the Raymond Scott Quintet. He has an older sister, Joan, [17] [18] and two younger brothers, Jerry and Don, who play on his film scores. [19]

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  4. University Of California, Los Angeles. Childhood & Early Life. John Williams was born on February 8, 1932 in Floral Park, New York, to Esther and Johnny Williams. His father was a jazz percussionist with the CBS radio orchestra.

  5. May 26, 2018 · John Williams was born in Floral Park, New York, on February 8, 1932, to Johnny and Esther Towner Williams. Musical talent ran in the family- Williams’ father was a jazz percussionist who previously worked with the Raymond Scott Quintet before moving on to work for Twentieth Century Fox.

  6. johnwilliams.org › reference › biographyJohn Williams | Biography

    Born and raised in New York, Mr. Williams moved to Los Angeles with his family in 1948, where he studied composition with Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. After service in the Air Force, he returned to New York to attend the Juilliard School, where he studied piano with Madame Rosina Lhevinne.

  7. Mar 10, 2024 · John Towner Williams was born in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens, New York, on February 8, 1932. His father was a musician, and Williams started taking piano lessons at a young age.

  8. Jul 18, 2018 · It started seven decades ago, about six miles up the 101 Freeway from the Bowl, when Williams was still a curly-haired teenager at North Hollywood High School and had, according to a 1949 Time...

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