Awards & Winners

Billy Byers

Date of Birth 01-May-1927
Place of Birth Los Angeles
(Southern California, Los Angeles County, United States of America, California)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as William Mitchell "Billy" Byers, William Mitchell Byers, Bill Byers, William Byers
Profession Music Arranger, Conductor, Orchestrator
William Mitchell "Billy" Byers was an American jazz trombonist and arranger. Born in Los Angeles, Byers suffered from arthritis from a young age and was unable to continue his plans of a career as a pianist. He picked up trombone and played with Karl Kiffle before serving in the Army in 1944-45. In the second half of the 1940s he arranged and played trombone for Georgie Auld, Buddy Rich, Benny Goodman, Charlie Ventura, and Teddy Powell. Following this he composed for WMGM radio and television in New York. In the middle of the 1950s he was in Paris arranging for Ray Ventura; he also led a session of his own at this time. Later in the 1950s in Europe he played with Harold Arlen and with the orchestra of Quincy Jones. He became Jones's assistant at Mercury Records in the 1960s, and arranged for Count Basie and Dan Terry's 1969 album Lonely Place. He also played trombone on Frank Zappa's Waka/Jawaka and recorded some Duke Ellington standards on his own. He toured Europe and Japan alongside Frank Sinatra in 1974. Byers had extensive credits arranging and conducting for film, and won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations for City of Angels.

Awards by Billy Byers

Check all the awards nominated and won by Billy Byers.

1992


Nominations 1992 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction Christmas in Washington

1991


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction
Honored for : The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards
(Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction)

Nominations 1991 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations Will Rogers Follies
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction

1990


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction
Honored for : Great Performances
(Julie Andrews in Concert, Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction)
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations
Honored for : City of Angels

Nominations 1990 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations City of Angels
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction Great Performances
Julie Andrews in Concert","Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction The Academy Awards
The 62nd Annual Academy Awards","Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction

1985


AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score
Honored for : An Indecent Obsession
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction
Honored for : Christmas in Washington
(Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction)

Nominations 1985 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score An Indecent Obsession
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations Grind
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction Christmas in Washington
Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction

1984


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction
Honored for : Screen Actors Guild 50th Anniversary Celebration
(Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction)

Nominations 1984 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction Screen Actors Guild 50th Anniversary Celebration
Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction

1983


Nominations 1983 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction The Wonderful World of Disney (1961)
Epcot Center: The Opening Celebration

1982


Nominations 1982 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
Outstanding Achievement In Music Direction","Walt Disney: One Man's Dream (#28.12)

1981


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction
Honored for : Linda in Wonderland
(Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction)

Nominations 1981 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction Linda in Wonderland
Outstanding Achievement In Music Direction

1980


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction
Honored for : Baryshnikov on Broadway
(Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction)

Nominations 1980 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction Baryshnikov on Broadway
Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction