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Mary Lou Williams (born Mary Elfrieda Scruggs; May 8, 1910 – May 28, 1981) was an American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer. She wrote hundreds of compositions and arrangements and recorded more than one hundred records (in 78, 45, and LP versions). Williams wrote and arranged for Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, and she was friend, mentor, and teacher to Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Tadd Dameron, Bud Powell, and Dizzy Gillespie. She has been noted for her 1954... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Mary Lou Williams first charted in 1951 with Pretty Eyed Baby.The artist placed 2 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.On US RnB the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.