Patterson, Lamont

Lamont Patterson (1916-1997) was a jazz columnist and Las Vegas, Nevada resident. Originally named William Patterson, he served as a press and protocol officer for the U.S. Air Force during World War II. Writing under his nickname "Lamont" Patterson, his career as a reporter and columnist began in 1939. Patterson personally knew many artists such as Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Count Basie, and Liberace. He died in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is buried at Palm Mortuary in Henderson, Nevada.

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Teresa Hinds, "Former SUN jazz columnist Patterson dies," Las Vegas Sun, April 8, 1997, accessed February 23, 2018, https://lasvegassun.com/news/1997/apr/08/former-sun-jazz-columnist-patterson-dies/.