Person

George Shearing

Sir George Albert Shearing (13 August 1919 – 14 February 2011) was a British jazz pianist who for many years led a popular jazz group that recorded for Discovery Records, MGM Records and Capitol Records. Shearing was the composer of over 300 songs, including the jazz standards "Lullaby of Birdland" and "Conception", and had multiple albums on the Billboard charts during the 1950s, 1960s, 1980s an…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
United Kingdom
Born
August 13th, 1919
Died
February 14th, 2011
Genres
Labels
Capitol Records
London Records
Concord Jazz
Curb Records
WEA Records
Last updated: February 25th, 2024