Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p William M. Moore (June 13, 1918 – August 1, 1983), known as Wild Bill Moore, was an American jazz and R&B tenor saxophone player.Moore was born in Houston, Texas. While living in Detroit, he was Michigan's amateur Golden Gloves light heavyweight champion in 1937, and turned professional for a while, but also played the alto saxophone. By 1944 he had switched to tenor, influenced by Chu Berry and Illinois Jacquet, and made his first recordings with Christine Chatman, the wife of Memphis Slim.. }
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- Wild_Bill_Moore comment "William M. Moore (June 13, 1918 – August 1, 1983), known as Wild Bill Moore, was an American jazz and R&B tenor saxophone player.Moore was born in Houston, Texas. While living in Detroit, he was Michigan's amateur Golden Gloves light heavyweight champion in 1937, and turned professional for a while, but also played the alto saxophone. By 1944 he had switched to tenor, influenced by Chu Berry and Illinois Jacquet, and made his first recordings with Christine Chatman, the wife of Memphis Slim.".