URI(s)
Fuller Name
- George Albert
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
Birth Date
- 1919-08-13
Death Date
- 2011-02-14
Birth Place
- Battersea, London, England
Occupation
Pianist
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Sources
- found: His George Shearing interpretations for piano, c1954-
- found: 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)
- found: 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)
- found: Info. converted from 678, 2012-10-02(b. 8/13/19)
LC Classification
- ML417.S57
Instance Of
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Collection Membership(s)
Change Notes
- 1981-02-27: new
- 2018-06-02: revised
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