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William Tapia (January 1, 1908 – December 2, 2011), known as "Uncle Bill" and "Tappy", was an American musician, born to Portuguese parents. At age 8, Tapia was already a professional musician, playing "Stars and Stripes Forever" for World War I troops in Hawaii. In his long career beginning in vaudeville and quickly expanding as a jazz guitarist and ukulele player he performed with names such as Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley and Hawaiian musicians such as King Bennie Nawahi, Sol Hoʻopiʻi, and Andy Iona. Tapia died in his sleep on December 2, 2011 a month short of turning 104.

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  • بيل تابيا (ar)
  • Bill Tapia (cs)
  • Bill Tapia (en)
  • Bill Tapia (it)
  • Bill Tapia (nl)
  • Bill Tapia (pl)
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  • بيل تابيا (بالإنجليزية: Bill Tapia)‏ هو عازف جاز أمريكي، ولد في 1908 في هونولولو في الولايات المتحدة، وتوفي في 2 ديسمبر 2011 في لوس أنجلوس في الولايات المتحدة بسبب مرض. (ar)
  • Uncle Bill “Tappy” Tapia (1. ledna, 1908, Honolulu, Havaj, USA – 2. prosince 2011) byl americký hudebník. Svou dlouhou kariéru začal ve věku deseti let v roce 1918. Mezi hudebníky, se kterými spolupracoval, patří Bing Crosby a Louis Armstrong. (cs)
  • Bill Tapia (Honolulu, 1 januari 1908 - Los Angeles, 2 december 2011) was een Amerikaans ukelelespeler. (nl)
  • William Tapia (Honolulu, 1º gennaio 1908 – Los Angeles, 2 dicembre 2011) è stato un musicista statunitense, noto soprattutto come suonatore di ukulele. Notevole è stata anche la longevità della sua carriera di musicista professionista, che lo ha visto sulle scene dal 1918 fino al 2010. (it)
  • William Tapia (January 1, 1908 – December 2, 2011), known as "Uncle Bill" and "Tappy", was an American musician, born to Portuguese parents. At age 8, Tapia was already a professional musician, playing "Stars and Stripes Forever" for World War I troops in Hawaii. In his long career beginning in vaudeville and quickly expanding as a jazz guitarist and ukulele player he performed with names such as Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley and Hawaiian musicians such as King Bennie Nawahi, Sol Hoʻopiʻi, and Andy Iona. Tapia died in his sleep on December 2, 2011 a month short of turning 104. (en)
  • Bill Tapia (ur. 1 stycznia 1908 w Honolulu, zm. 2 grudnia 2011 w Los Angeles) – amerykański muzyk portugalskiego pochodzenia, znany także jako Tappy i The Duke of Uke. Najbardziej znany z gry na ukulele, grał także na banjo i występował jako gitarzysta jazzowy. W wieku 12 lat porzucił szkołę i by wspomóc finansowo rodzinę występował w wodewilu, zwracając na siebie uwagę publiczności wykonaniem utworu „Stars and Stripes Forever” z ukulele trzymanym nad głową. (pl)
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  • Bill "Tappy" Tapia (en)
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  • William Tapia (en)
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  • Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. (en)
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