Home / Tag Archives: William H. Challis

Tag Archives: William H. Challis

Bill Challis & His Orchestra

b. William H. Challis, 8 July 1904, Wilkes-Barre, Pa, USA, d. 4 Oct 1994, Wilkles-Barre, Pa, USA. A flexible musician, Challis performed piano and saxophone before learning to be a personnel arranger for music group service provider Jean Goldkette in 1926, when Goldkette’s music group included many enthusiastic youthful jazzmen, …

Read More »