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Donald Oscar Banks (1923-1980), composer, was born on 25 October 1923 in South Melbourne. His father, a professional jazz musician.
Aug 4, 2019 · Don Banks, who covered the NFL for Sports Illustrated and The Athletic, died Sunday morning at 57, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal's Ed Graney.
Don Banks died in September, 1980. His musical estate, consisting of papers, correspondence, manuscripts of almost all his works, scores, tapes, discs and books, is preserved in the National Library of Australia in Canberra. The instruments that constitute the electronic studio of Don Banks are preserved by the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney.
The son of a jazz musician, Donald Oscar Banks (1923-1980) was born in Melbourne and was educated at Middle Park Central School and Melbourne Boys’ High School. He began learning the piano at the age of 5 and during his adolescence he played jazz piano. His first composition, the Don Banks Boogie, was recorded in 1941. He served in the Army Medical Corps in 1942-46 and then studied at the Melbourne University Conservatorium, graduating in 1949. He continued to play jazz, leading a sextet ...
Don Banks. Composer: Die, Monster, Die!. Australian-born composer and multi-instrumentalist, trained on piano, saxophone, violin and trombone. The son of a jazz musician, he grew up and was educated in Melbourne.
Aug 5, 2019 · Don Banks, who passed away early Sunday morning at age 56, will be remembered as a remarkable NFL reporter and writer but an even better person. Don Banks, who passed away early Sunday morning at ...
May 11, 2016 · Don Banks: a suite from The Evil of Frankenstein (1964). Conducted by Philip Martell.
