(1912–86), US jazz pianist; full name Theodore Shaw Wilson. He played with Benny Goodman and Gene Krupa in the 1930s, the first black musician to join a major white band, and later led his own bands.
Definition of Wilson, Teddy in US English:
Wilson, Teddy
proper nounˈwilsən
(1912–86), US jazz pianist; full name Theodore Shaw Wilson. He played with Benny Goodman and Gene Krupa in the 1930s, the first black musician to join a major white band, and later led his own bands.