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CodeDS/UK/12063
NameShearing; Sir; George (1919-2011); OBE; Anglo-American jazz pianist
Dates1919-2011
GenderMale
BiographySir George Shearing, OBE (August 13, 1919 – February 14, 2011) was an Anglo-American jazz pianist who for many years led a popular jazz group that recorded for Discovery Records, MGM Records and Capitol Records. The composer of over 300 titles, he had multiple albums on the Billboard charts during the 1950s, 1960s, 1980s and 1990s. He died of heart failure in New York City, at the age of 91.

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