- Suffered from seizures, erratic behavior and headaches due to a beating by a police officer in 1945 (while he was helping his friend Thelonious Monk from harassment).
- Institutionalized many times and underwent electric shock treatment.
- His mentor, Thelonious Monk dedicated a song to him, "In Walked Bud". Powell called his teacher "the greatest pianist in the world".
- Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1991.
- Jazz pianist and composer.
- Appears in the novel "That Must Be Yoshino."
- Had two children, Cecelia and Johnny.
- Brother of Richie Powell, and William Powell, Jr.
- Parents are: William Powell, and Pearl Powell.
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