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William George Maxted (January 21, 1917 – October 11, 2001) was an American jazz pianist. == Career == Maxted began his career in 1937 as a member of the Red Nichols big band, for which he wrote arrangements. After three years, he played with Teddy Powell, Ben Pollack, and Will Bradley. Maxted served in the U.S. Navy, then wrote arrangements for the big bands of Claude Thornhill and Benny Goodman. During 1947, Maxted led a band with Ray Eberle and... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Billy Maxted first charted in 1958 with Manhattan Spiritual.The artist placed 2 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, one of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 1 UK Top‑75 entries.