Billy Jim Layton was an American composer born on November 14, 1924, in Corsicana, Texas, and passed away on October 30, 2004, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He trained as a jazz saxophonist and clarinetist before serving in the US Air Force during WWII as a B-29 bomber pilot. After the war, he studied music at prestigious institutions. Layton received several accolades, including the Rom Prize and Guggenheim Fellowship. He was active as an educator and composer, known for works like the Three Dylan Thomas Poems and several string quartets.
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Meaning of the name - Billy
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Place of Birth: Corsicana
Place of Death: Cambridge
Cause of Death: pneumonia
Educated At: New England Conservatory | Yale School of Music | Harvard University
Occupation: composer
Employers: Harvard University | State University of New York at Stony Brook
Awards Received: Arts and Letters Award in Music | Guggenheim Fellowship
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on November 14, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for November 14, 2025 |
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| Sun | 22 Scorpio 6 | 22 Scorpio 37 | 4 Pisces 37 |
| Moon | 27 Gemini 36 | 21 Virgo 57 | 13 Pisces 27 |
| Mercury | 3 Sagittarius 26 | 4 Sagittarius 53 | 26 Aquarius 34 |
| Venus | 14 Libra 31 | 9 Scorpio 47 | 19 Aquarius 42 |
| Mars | 10 Pisces 47 | 7 Sagittarius 22 | 11 Taurus 47 |
| Jupiter | 22 Sagittarius 22 | 25 Cancer 9 | 14 Capricorn 27 |
| Saturn | 7 Scorpio 42 | 25 Pisces 13 | 14 Scorpio 52 |
| Uranus | 17 Pisces 39 | 29 Taurus 44 | 20 Pisces 31 |
| Neptune | 22 Leo 33 | 29 Pisces 32 | 20 Leo 50 |
| Pluto | 13 Cancer 22 | 1 Aquarius 36 | 11 Cancer 35 |
| Rahu | 18 Leo 8 | 14 Pisces 40 | 12 Leo 47 |
| Ketu | 18 Aquarius 8 | 14 Virgo 40 | 12 Aquarius 47 |
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