George Shearing was born blind,
to working class parents (his father
delivered coal and mother cleaned trains) in Battersea,
He started learning the piano at age 3,
and at age 28 made his first appearance, as a musical guest on the BBC.
In 1947, he moved to the
and his career took off.
He played with Oscar Pettiford,
Nat King Cole, Nancy Wilson and,
most notably, Mel Tormé, among others.
Here he is, towards the end of his career, playing "Lullaby of Birdland,"
with Canadian bassist Neil Swainson.
http://www.jazzonthetube.com/page/290.html
Flamenco
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8p3nW8IIEdk
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