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Shearing, George

LC control no.n 81015302
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LC classificationML417.S57 Biography
Personal name headingShearing, George
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Birth date19190813
Death date20110214
Place of birthBattersea, London, England
Place of deathManhattan, New York, N.Y.
Profession or occupationPianist
Found inHis George Shearing interpretations for piano, c1954-
Grove music online WWW site, May 10, 2005 (Shearing, George (Albert); b. London, Aug. 13, 1919; American jazz pianist of English birth; emigrated to the U.S. in 1947 and settled in New York)
New York times WWW site, Feb. 14, 2011 (George Shearing; b. George Albert Shearing, Aug. 13, 1919, Battersea, London; d. Monday [Feb. 14, 2011], Manhattan, aged 91; British piano virtuoso who overcame blindness to become a worldwide jazz star, and whose composition Lullaby of Birdland became an enduring jazz standard)
Info. converted from 678, 2012-10-02 (b. 8/13/19)