Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: William James Basie was born to Harvey Lee Basie , and Lilly Ann Childs , who lived on Mechanic Street in Red Bank , New Jersey .
Simplified: William James Basie was born in 1904 in New Jersey . His parents were Harvey Lee Basie and Lillian Ann Childs , who lived on Mechanic Street in Red Bank , New Jersey .