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George Shearing: The Amazing blind English pianist
George Shearing was born blind, 13 August 1919, but his life was fast and complete achievements. Born in London, Shearing was the youngest of nine children, and even though blind from birth, has continued to create one of the sounds most recognized in jazz.
At the age of three, Shearing learned to play the piano. Then, Linden Lodge School for the Blind was his home away from home for four years. While in school, Shearing also learned to play the accordion. He even performed at a local pub for the equivalent of nearly $ 5 a week.
Shortly after, Shearing joined a band of blind musicians. In 1937, at age 18, George Shearing began recording music with Leonard Feather. After three years of registration of feathers, the band took Harry Parry in shearing. Meanwhile, Shearing was also honored as the winner of seven surveys Melody Maker.
Although he moved to the United States in 1947 he became a citizen of the United States in 1956. During those nine years, George Shearing began playing a new style of music that incorporated swing bop, and classic modern.
1949 marked the year of shear founded the first George Shearing Quintet. The quintet included Marjorie Hyams, Chuck Wayne, John Levy, and Denzil Best. The first single from the quintet was September in the rain, and has sold over 900,000 copies. In 1969, the quintet stopped recording with Capitol, Sheaving but solved the problem by starting with Sheba, her own record label.
From 1970 to 1978, the quintet disassembled. During these eight years, The Reunion George Shearing were released. Shearing recorded and released these albums in collaboration with renowned bassist Andy Simpkins, drummer Rusty Jones, musician and Stephane Grappelli. Over the years, other collaborations included music with Montgomery Brothers, Marian McPartland, Brian Q. Torff, Jim Hall, Hank Jones, Kenny Davern, Nat King Cole, Peggy Lee, Ernestine Anderson, Dakota Staton, Carmen McRae and Nancy Wilson. Concord Records signed George Shearing 1979. Under Concord Records, he won Grammy awards in 1982 and 1983.
From the 1980s until the 1990s, George Shearing made many festivals, radio broadcasts were numerous, and made numerous recordings. Collaboration with Neil Swainson took place in the 1990s by the early 21st century. The Rare Delight of You, an album with Shearing and John Pizzarelli Trio, was released in 2002. It has received excellent criticism.
On the way, a now popular piano technique was named after mowing. It is called Shearing Voicing. This technique uses a block chord with the melody above the right hand while his left hand takes the melody an octave lower and makes it stand out on the right hand. It is hard style perfect, especially when playing solo. In his Shearing Quintet vibes player playing the melody also, creating what some have described as a harmonic "Shimmering" effect.
Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road describes a fantastic performance shear. In all his years of service of music, Shearing recorded and released nearly 100 albums and has received many notable awards. Westminster College in Utah gave him an honorary doctorate in music 1975. Shear has also received the Horatio Alger Award for Distinguished Americans in 1978. In 1993, the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement was given. Shearing received another honorary degree from Hamilton College in New York. It also has an honorary doctorate of music. He received the first American Music Award by National Arts Club in New York in 1998. Recently, the BBC Jazz Awards' Lifetime Achievement Award was given to shearing in 2003. George Shearing became Sir George Shearing in 2007 when he was knighted for his services to music.
Now, Sir George and his wife travel from their apartment in New York Berkshires frequently. Shearing is semi-retired.
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