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George Shearing
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British-American jazz pianist
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George Albert Shearing was a British jazz musician, pianist, composer, and recording artist. Born in London in 1919, he began his work period in 1937. He was blind and played the piano and grand piano. His musical genres included jazz, bebop, cool jazz, swing, and easy listening. He recorded for labels such as Blue Note, Capitol Records, Concord Records, and MGM Records.
Shearing held citizenship in the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He spoke English and was represented by Broadcast Music, Inc. for copyright. He received the honorific prefix Sir and was awarded the title of Knight Bachelor. He also received the Order of the British Empire and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He died of heart failure in New York City in 2011.
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Film & TV
Known for
- Art Tatum - The Art Of Jazz Piano2008
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self1962
- The Mike Douglas Show — Self1961
- Jazz on a Summer's Day — Self1960
- Disc Jockey — Himself1951
- The Ed Sullivan Show — Self1948
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1919
- Active to
- 2011
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 287,727
- Total plays
- 1,728,462
Tags
George Shearing (13 August 1919 – February 14, 2011) was a well-known jazz pianist and inventor of the famous "Shearing Sound": a form of smooth cocktail jazz characterised by block chords played on the piano along with similar chords played on the vibraphone. Shearing was born in the Battersea area of London, United Kingdom. Congenitally blind, he was the youngest of nine children. He started to learn piano at the age of three. After limited training and extensive listening to recorded jazz <
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- cool jazz
- Instrument
- grand piano
- Record label
- MGM Records
- Official website
- georgeshearing.net
- Image
- George Shearing 1959.JPG
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- date of birth
- 1919-08-13
- date of death
- 2011-02-14
- medical condition
- blindness
- cause of death
- heart failure
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1937-00-00
- birth name
- George Albert Shearing
- name in native language
- Sir George Albert Shearing
- honorific prefix
- Sir
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- Commons category
- George Shearing
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