Bill Jennings (September 12, 1919 – November 29, 1978) was an American jazz guitarist and composer.
[2] Jennings recorded with such artists as Willis "Gator" Jackson, Brother Jack McDuff, Leo Parker, Bill Doggett, Louis Jordan, King Curtis, Louis Armstrong, and Ella Fitzgerald[3] and unique in his ability to play in many styles, including swing, bop, jump blues, R&B, and pop.
[6] Later in his career, he lost a finger on his fretting hand and began playing bass guitar.
[7] Jennings died at Veterans Hospital in Indianapolis on November 29, 1978.
He was a United States Navy veteran and a member of the Church of God.