| LC control no. | n 81015302 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML417.S57 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Shearing, George |
| Birth date | 19190813 |
| Death date | 20110214 |
| Place of birth | Battersea, London, England |
| Place of death | Manhattan, New York, N.Y. |
| Profession or occupation | Pianist |
| Found in | His George Shearing interpretations for piano, c1954- 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) 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) Info. converted from 678, 2012-10-02 (b. 8/13/19) |
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