Cyril Nathaniel "Spider" Haynes (born 1915 in the

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; died 1996) was an American

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pianist and arranger. Haynes was raised in New York City and studied at

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. He played in the band for the

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show '' Dixie on Parade'', then played with

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in 1937 and worked as a pianist and arranger with

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in New York's Savoy Ballroom in 1940/41. In 1943, he married Rosamond Yarborough. He was a member of the orchestra of

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and Wilbur De Paris. From the end of 1943 he played with

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, then in the trio of

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and with

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, and

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. In 1945 he recorded under own name for the Label

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; His co-players included

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, Al Casey, John Levy, and

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. In the same year he played with a quartet of

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, and Johnny Williams, for a recording on

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("So Tired"/"Solitude"). In Hollywood he worked with Slim Gaillard in 1947, then with

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. In 1949 he performed with his own trio at the

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; in 1952 he played with

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, Ray Brown and

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. In the 1950s he also worked with

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and Andy Kirk, and played for several years with

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. He also traveled with

while performing for the halftime shows with the Harlem Globettotters Haynes had a son in July 1953. He continued to record until 1961, and in the middle of the 1970s he performed as a soloist in New York clubs such as The Cookery, The Embers, The Cotton Club and Jimmy. Haynes worked for various artist at the Apollo Theater in NYC. He worked wit names such as

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, Diana Washington,

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, Moms Mabelly. He published two albums entitled ''Spider Plays'' and the ''Spider Weaves Piano Magic''. On the second album the second song Rosamond was written for his wife. Haynes was a member of Musicians Union Local 802 and also a members of ASCAP. Haynes died in the blizzard of January 1996, from a massive heart attack while working on his front door.New York Magazine 15. November 1971
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