Dan Burley (November 7, 1907, in Lexington, Kentucky – October 29, 1962, in Chicago, Illinois) was an American pianist and journalist. He appeared on numerous network television and radio shows in the US and had two radio shows of his own on WWRL Radio in New York .

Dan Burley (November 7, 1907, in Lexington, Kentucky – October 29, 1962, in Chicago, Illinois) was an American pianist and journalist. He appeared on numerous network television and radio shows in the US and had two radio shows of his own on WWRL Radio in New York.

Dan Burley was an influential African American jazz and blues pianist, journalist, and cultural commentator born on November 7, 1907, in Lexington, Kentucky. The son of a former slave and a teacher, he grew up in both Lexington and Fort Worth before moving to Chicago in 1918.

Dan Burley was a boogie-woogie piano player from Chicago who was also a journalist, writing in African American publications such as the Chicago "Defender", the (New York) "Amsterdam News" and "Ebony" magazine. At his death he was the managing editor of "Muhammad Speaks," the official publication of the Nation of Islam.

Dan Burley (November 7, 1907 – October 29, 1962) was an American pianist and journalist. Burley recorded with Leonard Feather and Tiny Grimes in 1945 and with Lionel Hampton in 1946. That same year, he put together Dan Burley & His Skiffle Boys, an ensemble that included Brownie McGhee and his brother Stick as well as Pops Foster among its ...

2013年12月9日 · In the pages of the Amsterdam News, Burley both chronicled Harlem nightlife and wrote a sports column in which he became a leading advocate for the integration of baseball; his talents as an accomplished “boogie woogie” piano player simultaneously made him a fixture in Harlem’s music scene.

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Journalist, Musician, Activist. The life of Dan Burley touched on a variety of aspects of 20th century America. Born in Kentucky, the son of a preacher. His father died at a young age and Burley's mother moved the family to Chicago in 1915 after remarrying. Burley became a newspaper boy for the Chicago Daily Defender,...

Dan Burley (November 7, 1907 – October 29, 1962) was an American pianist and journalist. Burley recorded with Leonard Feather and Tiny Grimes in 1945 and with Lionel Hampton in 1946. That same year, he put together Dan Burley & His Skiffle Boys, an ensemble that included Brownie McGhee and his brother Stick as well as Pops Foster among its members.

In one of the two biggest cases of his NYPD tenure, Lieutenant Harper and his team attempt to track down a killer with suspected ties to multiple New York gangs—and even to Japan—before the public erupts into a frenzied panic. For Ages 17+: Contains violence, gore, offensive language, and adult themes.